hochnäsig

[ˈhoːxˌnɛːzɪç]

/[ˈhoːxˌnɛːzɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“hochnäsig” is uncommon German (frequency #76,899 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,899
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einem Überlegenheitsgefühl heraus andere abschätzig behandelnd

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochnasig · hochnäsig · German

hochnäsig · rank #76,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,899
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochzeitsgesc…

Nearest frequency peer: Hochzeitsgeschenk (+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 „hochnäsig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hochnäsig
PropertyValue
Headwordhochnäsig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhoːxˌnɛːzɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hochnäsig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hochnäsigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hochzeitsgeschenk“ (#76,900), „hoe“ (#76,901), „Hirnblutung“ (#76,896). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hochnäsig“ bei #76,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochnäsig is uncommon German at frequency #76,899 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌnɛːzɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus einem Überlegenheitsgefühl heraus andere abschätzig behandelnd".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hochnäsig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hochnäsig, spelled H-O-C-H-N-Ä-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einem Überlegenheitsgefühl heraus andere abschätzig behandelnd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der hochnäsige Torperdermaat Burkert war wieder seekrank.“
  2. „Er erklärt hochnäsig, er sei es so gewohnt.“

Antonyms

respektvoll

This word in other languages

snooty(English)arrogant(Français)arrogante(Português)

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 "hochnäsig"?
"hochnäsig" is spelled H-O-C-H-N-Ä-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxˌnɛːzɪç].
What does "hochnäsig" mean?
As an adjective, "hochnäsig" means: aus einem Überlegenheitsgefühl heraus andere abschätzig behandelnd
How do you pronounce "hochnäsig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochnäsig" is [ˈhoːxˌnɛːzɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochnäsig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Horoskope#76,905Hostessen#76,906hungriger#76,908illustren#76,915

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list