hochnehmen
[ˈhoːxˌneːmən]
The verdict
“hochnehmen” 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) - unten ergreifen und nach oben heben (nehmen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochnehmen · hochnehmen · German
hochnehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | hochnehmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌneːmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochnehmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochnehmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌneːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
hochnehmen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hochnehmen, spelled H-O-C-H-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1unten ergreifen und nach oben heben (nehmen)
- 2auf den Arm nehmen, sich über jemanden lustig machen, indem man ihn täuscht
- 3verhaften, aus dem Verkehr ziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochnehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mary, die zu ihm getreten war, wollte die Kleine hochnehmen, doch Douglas hinderte sie daran.“
Olle hat dich hochgenommen und dann lauthals gelacht: «Oh Mann, was für ein Idiot du bist! Das war doch alles von vorne bis hinten erstunken und erlogen!«
Antonyms
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.