Hochstapelei
German, noun/hoːxʃtaːpəˈlaɪ̯/
Hochstapelei is spelled H-O-C-H-S-T-A-P-E-L-E-I (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochstapelei is a German feminine noun meaning “confidence game, imposture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Betrug durch Vortäuschung von Wissen oder gesellschaftlicher Stellung”.
What does Hochstapelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconfidence game, imposture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Betrug durch Vortäuschung von Wissen oder gesellschaftlicher Stellung
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 Hochstapelei
- Hochstapeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochstapelei?
- /hoːxʃtaːpəˈlaɪ̯/
- [hoːxʃtaːpəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochstapelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochstapelei in German?
Hochstapelei 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).