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hochstellen

German, verb[ˈhoːxˌʃtɛlən]

hochstellen is spelled H-O-C-H-S-T-E-L-L-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochstellen is a German verb meaning “to turn up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in eine höhere Position bringen, nach oben heben”.

What does hochstellen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    colloquialto turn up

  2. 2

    colloquialto put up

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. in eine höhere Position bringen, nach oben heben 2. (von der waagerechten) in eine senkrechte Position bringen

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 hochstellen

  • stellt hoch present singular third-person
  • stellte hoch past
  • hochgestellt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • hochstellend participle present
  • hochzustellen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • stelle hoch first-person indicative present
  • stellen hoch first-person indicative plural
  • stellst hoch indicative present second-person
  • stellest hoch second-person singular subjunctive
  • stellet hoch plural second-person subjunctive
  • stellten hoch first-person indicative plural
  • stelltest hoch indicative preterite second-person
  • stelltet hoch indicative plural preterite
  • stell hoch! imperative singular
  • stelle hoch! imperative singular
  • stellt hoch! imperative plural
  • hochgestellt haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hochstellen?

  • [ˈhoːxˌʃtɛlən]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is hochstellen in German?

hochstellen appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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