Hochplateau

[ˈhoːxplaˌtoː]

/[ˈhoːxplaˌtoː]/ noun

The verdict

“Hochplateau” is uncommon German (frequency #75,769 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,769
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hoch gelegene ebene Landschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochplateau · Hochplateau · German

Hochplateau · rank #75,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,769
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochmodernen

Nearest frequency peer: hochmodernen (-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 „Hochplateau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hochplateau
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochplateau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːxplaˌtoː]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochplateau“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochmodernen“ (#75,768), „Hochzeitsgesellschaft“ (#75,770), „hochgeht“ (#75,767). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochplateau“ bei #75,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hochplateau is uncommon German at frequency #75,769 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxplaˌtoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hoch gelegene ebene Landschaft".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hochplateau in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hochplateau, spelled H-O-C-H-P-L-A-T-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    hoch gelegene ebene Landschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der weiten offenen Landschaft den Hochplateaus standen immer zwei oder drei Bauernhöfe eng beieinander, jede Gruppe jedoch ein paar hundert Meter von der nächsten entfernt.“
  2. „Im Hinterland, dem Hochplateau von Simbabwe, leben Shona-Völker.“

Synonyms

HochebeneHochfläche

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 "Hochplateau"?
"Hochplateau" is spelled H-O-C-H-P-L-A-T-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxplaˌtoː].
What does "Hochplateau" mean?
As a noun, "Hochplateau" means: hoch gelegene ebene Landschaft
How do you pronounce "Hochplateau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochplateau" is [ˈhoːxplaˌtoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochplateau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list