hochrennen
[ˈhoːxˌʁɛnən]
The verdict
“hochrennen” 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) - auf eigenen Beinen sehr schnell nach oben, an einen höher gelegenen Ort, laufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochrennen · hochrennen · German
hochrennen · 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 | hochrennen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌʁɛnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochrennen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochrennen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌʁɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf eigenen Beinen sehr schnell nach oben, an einen höher gelegenen Ort, laufen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hochrennen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hochrennen, spelled H-O-C-H-R-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf eigenen Beinen sehr schnell nach oben, an einen höher gelegenen Ort, laufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochrennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin so schnell hochgerannt, dass mir die Luft weggeblieben ist.
Sie versuchte, die Halde hochzurennen, fiel hin, versuchte es erneut.
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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.