Hochseil
German, noun/ˈhoːxˌzaɪ̯l/
Hochseil is spelled H-O-C-H-S-E-I-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochseil is a German neuter noun meaning “highwire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein in hoher Höhe gespanntes Seil, auf dem sich ein Artist bewegen kann”.
What does Hochseil mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhighwire
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein in hoher Höhe gespanntes Seil, auf dem sich ein Artist bewegen kann
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 Hochseil
- Hochseiles genitive
- Hochseils genitive
- Hochseile plural
- Hochseilen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochseil?
- /ˈhoːxˌzaɪ̯l/
- [ˈhoːxˌzaɪ̯l]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochseil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochseil in German?
Hochseil appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).