hochkommen

[ˈhoːxˌkɔmən]

/[ˈhoːxˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hochkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,325 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,325
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach oben gelangen, nach oben kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochkommen · hochkommen · German

hochkommen · rank #66,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,325
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hirntot

Nearest frequency peer: hirntot (-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 „hochkommen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hochkommen
PropertyValue
Headwordhochkommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːxˌkɔmən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hochkommen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hirntot“ (#66,324), „Hodensack“ (#66,326), „Hirntod“ (#66,323). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hochkommen“ bei #66,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochkommen is uncommon German at frequency #66,325 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hochkommen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hochkommen, spelled H-O-C-H-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach oben gelangen, nach oben kommen
  2. 2
    zum Vorschein gelangen
  3. 3
    in sozialer Stellung aufsteigen, sich hocharbeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Wurzeln von Nachbars Fichte ließen bei einer Familie die Gehwegplatten hochkommen.“
  2. Als ich den Raum betrat, kamen alle Erinnerungen hoch.

Synonyms

heraufkommenhochsteigenentstehensich zeigenaufsteigenavancierenemporkommenvorwärtskommen

This word in other languages

come up(English)monter(Français)

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 "hochkommen"?
"hochkommen" is spelled H-O-C-H-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌkɔmən].
What does "hochkommen" mean?
As a verb, "hochkommen" means: nach oben gelangen, nach oben kommen
How do you pronounce "hochkommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochkommen" is [ˈhoːxˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochkommen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herausfand#66,311Initiation#66,353intuitiven#66,358Hampelmann#66,288

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list