hochlaufen
[ˈhoːxˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“hochlaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich auf den eigenen Beinen (rasch) nach oben bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochlaufen · hochlaufen · German
hochlaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochlaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌlaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochlaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochlaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf den eigenen Beinen (rasch) nach oben bewegen".
No misspelling variants are generated for hochlaufen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hochlaufen, spelled H-O-C-H-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich auf den eigenen Beinen (rasch) nach oben bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wollen wir den Wagen hier stehenlassen und zur Kirche hochlaufen?
Wir waren die Einzigen, die zu Fuß hochliefen.
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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.