Hochschule
German, noun/ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə/
Hochschule is spelled H-O-C-H-S-C-H-U-L-E (10 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written German, the 2,653rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochschule is a German feminine noun meaning “college; university; graduate school; institute; academy (educational institution for advanced studies, usually academic, but also arts…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine wissenschaftliche Einrichtung des Tertiären Bildungsbereichs, die der Pflege der Wissenschaften und…”.
What does Hochschule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecollege; university; graduate school; institute; academy (educational institution for advanced studies, usually academic, but also arts, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine wissenschaftliche Einrichtung des Tertiären Bildungsbereichs, die der Pflege der Wissenschaften und Künste durch Forschung und Lehre sowie der beruflichen Ausbildung und Weiterbildung dient.
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 Hochschule
- Hochschulen plural
- HS abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochschule?
- /ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə/
- [ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochschule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochschule in German?
Hochschule appears 31 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).