hochschlafen
German, verb[ˈhoːxˌʃlaːfn̩]
hochschlafen is spelled H-O-C-H-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written German, the 564,542nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochschlafen is a German verb meaning “to ascend to a higher professional position by having sexual relations with someone, e.g. one’s boss; to sleep one's way up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch sexuelle Gefälligkeit(en) aufsteigen”.
What does hochschlafen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to ascend to a higher professional position by having sexual relations with someone, e.g. one’s boss; to sleep one's way up
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch sexuelle Gefälligkeit(en) aufsteigen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hochschlafen
- schläft hoch present singular third-person
- schlief hoch past
- hochgeschlafen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- hochschlafend participle present
- hochzuschlafen infinitive infinitive-zu
- schlafe hoch first-person indicative present
- schlafen hoch first-person indicative plural
- schläfst hoch indicative present second-person
- schlaft hoch indicative plural present
- schlafest hoch second-person singular subjunctive
- schlafet hoch plural second-person subjunctive
- schliefen hoch first-person indicative plural
- schliefe hoch first-person formal rare
- schliefst hoch indicative preterite second-person
- schlieft hoch indicative plural preterite
- schliefest hoch formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hochschlafen?
- [ˈhoːxˌʃlaːfn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hochschlafen in German?
hochschlafen appears about once in every 81 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).