hochstecken
German, verb[ˈhoːxˌʃtɛkn̩]
hochstecken is spelled H-O-C-H-S-T-E-C-K-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochstecken is a German verb meaning “to put up (of hair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Haarnadeln zu einer Hochfrisur/Hochsteckfrisur hochnehmen”.
What does hochstecken mean in English?
verb
- 1
to put up (of hair)
Sie steckte ihre Haare hoch.
- 2
to set the bar high for a goal or ambition
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit Haarnadeln zu einer Hochfrisur/Hochsteckfrisur hochnehmen 2. ambitioniert formulieren, herausfordernd gestalten
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 hochstecken
- steckt hoch present singular third-person
- steckte hoch past
- hochgesteckt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- hochsteckend participle present
- hochzustecken infinitive infinitive-zu
- stecke hoch first-person indicative present
- stecken hoch first-person indicative plural
- steckst hoch indicative present second-person
- steckest hoch second-person singular subjunctive
- stecket hoch plural second-person subjunctive
- steckten hoch first-person indicative plural
- stecktest hoch indicative preterite second-person
- stecktet hoch indicative plural preterite
- steck hoch! imperative singular
- stecke hoch! imperative singular
- steckt hoch! imperative plural
- hochgesteckt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hochstecken?
- [ˈhoːxˌʃtɛkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hochstecken in German?
hochstecken appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).