Hochmittelalter

[ˈhoːxˌmɪtl̩ʔaltɐ]

/[ˈhoːxˌmɪtl̩ʔaltɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hochmittelalter” is uncommon German (frequency #71,456 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,456
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt von circa 1050 bis 1250 nach Christus in Europa und dem Mittelmeerraum

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochmittelalter · Hochmittelalter · German

Hochmittelalter · rank #71,456 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,456
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochkarätig

Nearest frequency peer: hochkarätig (-2 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 „Hochmittelalter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hochmittelalter
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochmittelalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːxˌmɪtl̩ʔaltɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#71,456
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochmittelalter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hochmittelalterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochkarätig“ (#71,454), „Hochhauses“ (#71,453), „Hochdruckreiniger“ (#71,452). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochmittelalter“ bei #71,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hochmittelalter is uncommon German at frequency #71,456 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌmɪtl̩ʔaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitabschnitt von circa 1050 bis 1250 nach Christus in Europa und dem Mittelmeerraum".

Hochmittelalter has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hochmittelalter, spelled H-O-C-H-M-I-T-T-E-L-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitabschnitt von circa 1050 bis 1250 nach Christus in Europa und dem Mittelmeerraum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Rom der Päpste, Sehnsucht und Ziel unzähliger Pilger, war unter den großen Päpsten des Hochmittelalters nicht mehr nur religiöser Mittelpunkt der abendländischen Christenheit, sondern auch geistlich-weltliche Metropole.“
  2. „Mit der im Hochmittelalter einsetzenden wissenschaftlichen Durchdringung des römischen Rechts wurden die einzelnen Sammlungen neu aufgeteilt.“

Antonyms

FrühmittelalterSpätmittelalter

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 "Hochmittelalter"?
"Hochmittelalter" is spelled H-O-C-H-M-I-T-T-E-L-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌmɪtl̩ʔaltɐ].
What does "Hochmittelalter" mean?
As a noun, "Hochmittelalter" means: Zeitabschnitt von circa 1050 bis 1250 nach Christus in Europa und dem Mittelmeerraum
How do you pronounce "Hochmittelalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochmittelalter" is [ˈhoːxˌmɪtl̩ʔaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochmittelalter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list