Hochs

[hoːxs]

/[hoːxs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hochs” is uncommon German (frequency #78,120 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,120
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hoch

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochs · Hochs · German

Hochs · rank #78,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,120
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochwürden

Nearest frequency peer: Hochwürden (+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 „Hochs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hochs
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hoːxs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hochwürden“ (#78,121), „Hitzewellen“ (#78,118), „Hirschau“ (#78,117). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochs“ bei #78,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hochs is uncommon German at frequency #78,120 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hoːxs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hochs, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hochs, spelled H-O-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hoch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Hoch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hoch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hoch
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hoch

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 "Hochs"?
"Hochs" is spelled H-O-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [hoːxs].
What does "Hochs" mean?
As a noun, "Hochs" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hoch
How do you pronounce "Hochs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochs" is [hoːxs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochs" come from?
"Hochs" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hebst#78,089Haack#78,078grein#78,062Lader#78,228

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list