hochherzig
[ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“hochherzig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine edle Gesinnung zeigend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochherzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hochherzig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hochherzig is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine edle Gesinnung zeigend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hochherzig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hochherzig, spelled H-O-C-H-H-E-R-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine edle Gesinnung zeigend
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hochherzig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-C-H-H-E-R-Z-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhoːxˌhɛʁt͡sɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.