Hochhaus
[ˈhoːxˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Hochhaus” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,612. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,612
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäude mit vielen Stockwerken
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochhaus · Hochhaus · German
Hochhaus · rank #17,612 · 10 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,612
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hirten
Nearest frequency peer: Hirten (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hochhaus“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Helsinki
Helsinki
82,392 corpus weight
- hinterfragt
hinterfragt
82,391 corpus weight
- Hirten
Hirten
82,390 corpus weight
- Hochhaus
Hochhaus
82,389 corpus weight
- Horde
Horde
82,387 corpus weight
- Hummel
Hummel
82,386 corpus weight
What this shows „Hochhaus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hochhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hochhaus“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hochhaus (IPA [ˈhoːxˌhaʊ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,612 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hochhaus, with forms such as "hcohhaus", "hhochhaus", and "hocchhaus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hochhäuser", "Hochbau", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hochhaus, spelled H-O-C-H-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Gebäude mit vielen Stockwerken
- 2übergeordnetes Haus im Sinn des Sitzes einer Herrschaft oder eines Schlosses
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hochhaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
New York und Frankfurt am Main sind für ihre vielen Hochhäuser bekannt.
In einem Hochhaus möchte ich wegen meiner Höhenangst nicht wohnen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hcohhaus
- hhochhaus
- hocchhaus
- hochahus
- hochaus
- hochhasu
- hochhauss
- hochhuas
- hohchaus
- ohchhaus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hochhaus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hochhaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).