hochhalten

/[ˈhoːxˌhaltn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,249

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

hochhalten is aGermanverb. It means: nach oben, in eine höhere/hohe Position bewegen und dort (eine Weile) belassen (halten) Pronounced [ˈhoːxˌhaltn̩].

Key facts for hochhalten
PropertyValue
Headwordhochhalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːxˌhaltn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,249
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hochhalten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for hochhalten is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhoːxˌhaltn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,249 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for hochhalten, with forms such as "hcohhalten", "hhochhalten", and "hocchhalten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is hochhalten, spelled H-O-C-H-H-A-L-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach oben, in eine höhere/hohe Position bewegen und dort (eine Weile) belassen (halten)
  2. 2
    auf hohem Niveau belassen/verbleiben, etwas unterstützen (damit es nicht weniger wird)
  3. 3
    unterstützen und bewahren (damit es nicht vergessen wird)

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hcohhalten,hhochhalten,hocchhalten,hochahlten,hochalten,hochhaletn,hochhallten,hochhaltenn,hochhaltne,hochhaltten,hochhatlen,hochhlaten,hohchalten,ohchhalten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hochhalten

Misspelling Variants of "hochhalten"

hcohhalten10hhochhalten11hocchhalten11hochahlten10hochalten9hochhaletn10hochhallten11hochhaltenn11
Misspelling Variants of "hochhalten"

Frequency rank: #43,249 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hochhalten"?
"hochhalten" is spelled H-O-C-H-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌhaltn̩].
What does "hochhalten" mean?
As a verb, "hochhalten" means: nach oben, in eine höhere/hohe Position bewegen und dort (eine Weile) belassen (halten)
What are common misspellings of "hochhalten"?
Common misspellings include "hcohhalten", "hhochhalten", "hocchhalten", "hochahlten", "hochalten". The correct spelling is "hochhalten".
How do you pronounce "hochhalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochhalten" is [ˈhoːxˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochhalten" come from?
"hochhalten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.