Hochhaus
German, noun/ˈhoːχˌhaʊ̯s/
Hochhaus is spelled H-O-C-H-H-A-U-S (8 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochhaus is a German neuter noun meaning “skyscraper, high-rise building (very tall building with a large number of floors)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebäude mit vielen Stockwerken”.
What does Hochhaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterskyscraper, high-rise building (very tall building with a large number of floors)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebäude mit vielen Stockwerken 2. übergeordnetes Haus im Sinn des Sitzes einer Herrschaft oder eines Schlosses
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hochhaus
- Hochhauses genitive
- Hochhäuser plural
- Hochhause dative singular
- Hochhäusern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochhaus?
- /ˈhoːχˌhaʊ̯s/
- [ˈhoːxˌhaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochhaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochhaus in German?
Hochhaus appears 3.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).