Hochmut
German, noun/ˈhoːχˌmuːt/
Hochmut is spelled H-O-C-H-M-U-T (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochmut is a German masculine noun meaning “arrogance, hubris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übertriebene Aufwertung der eigenen Person und Herablassung gegenüber anderen”.
What does Hochmut mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearrogance, hubris
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übertriebene Aufwertung der eigenen Person und Herablassung gegenüber anderen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hochmut
- Hochmutes genitive
- Hochmuts genitive
- Hochmute dative singular
- Hochmuth alternative obsolete
- Hohmut alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochmut?
- /ˈhoːχˌmuːt/
- [ˈhoːxˌmuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochmut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochmut in German?
Hochmut appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).