hochstapeln
[ˈhoːxˌʃtaːpl̩n]
The verdict
“hochstapeln” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - angeben und übertreiben, vorgeben jemand zu sein, der man nicht ist, auch in betrügerischer Absicht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochstapeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌʃtaːpl̩n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hochstapeln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hochstapeln is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhoːxˌʃtaːpl̩n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
hochstapeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hochstapeln, spelled H-O-C-H-S-T-A-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1angeben und übertreiben, vorgeben jemand zu sein, der man nicht ist, auch in betrügerischer Absicht
- 2Dinge zu einem Turm (Stapel) übereinanderlegen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hochstapeln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-C-H-S-T-A-P-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhoːxˌʃtaːpl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.