hochheben

[ˈhoːxˌheːbn̩]

/[ˈhoːxˌheːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“hochheben” is uncommon German (frequency #74,705 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,705
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas von unten nach oben bewegen (meistens mit der Hand)

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochheben · hochheben · German

hochheben · rank #74,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,705
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochauflösende

Nearest frequency peer: hochauflösende (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hochheben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „hochheben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hochheben
PropertyValue
Headwordhochheben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːxˌheːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hochheben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hochhebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochauflösende“ (#74,704), „Hochschulbildung“ (#74,706), „hinwerfen“ (#74,703). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hochheben“ bei #74,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochheben is uncommon German at frequency #74,705 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌheːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas von unten nach oben bewegen (meistens mit der Hand)".

Zero misspellings are on record for hochheben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hochheben, spelled H-O-C-H-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas von unten nach oben bewegen (meistens mit der Hand)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hochheben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wenn du die goldene Statue hochhebst, werden sich die Stammesmitglieder davor verbeugen.

Synonyms

hebenhochhieven

Antonyms

absetzenherunternehmenhinlegen

This word in other languages

lift(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hochheben"?
"hochheben" is spelled H-O-C-H-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌheːbn̩].
What does "hochheben" mean?
As a verb, "hochheben" means: etwas von unten nach oben bewegen (meistens mit der Hand)
How do you pronounce "hochheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochheben" is [ˈhoːxˌheːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochheben" come from?
"hochheben" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hochheben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinwerfen#74,703Iteration#74,737Kaltmiete#74,751Kapitänin#74,756

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list