Hochstapler
German, noun/ˈhoːxˌʃtaːp.lɐ/
Hochstapler is spelled H-O-C-H-S-T-A-P-L-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochstapler is a German masculine noun meaning “conman, con man, impostor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Person, die bewusst (mit oder ohne betrügerische Absicht) vorgibt, eine Person höheren Ansehens (meist…”.
What does Hochstapler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineconman, con man, impostor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Person, die bewusst (mit oder ohne betrügerische Absicht) vorgibt, eine Person höheren Ansehens (meist akademischer Grad) zu sein, um persönliche Vorteile daraus zu ziehen 2. Angeber
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 Hochstapler
- Hochstaplers genitive
- Hochstaplern dative definite plural
- Hochstaplerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochstapler?
- /ˈhoːxˌʃtaːp.lɐ/
- [ˈhoːxˌʃtaːplɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochstapler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochstapler in German?
Hochstapler appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).