Höchstgeschwindigkeit
[ˈhøːçstɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Höchstgeschwindigkeit” is a German headword at frequency #17,617, used as a noun.
- #17,617
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die höchste Geschwindigkeit, die erreicht werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochstgeschwindigkeit · Höchstgeschwindigkeit · German
Höchstgeschwindigkeit · rank #17,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,617
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Häftling
Nearest frequency peer: Häftling (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Häufigkeitsnachbarschaft für „Höchstgeschwindigkeit“
Niedrigerer Corpus-Rang = gebräuchlicher (invertierte Balkenlänge)
- Horde
Horde
82,387 corpus weight
- Hummel
Hummel
82,386 corpus weight
- Häftling
Häftling
82,385 corpus weight
- Höchstgesch…
Höchstgeschwindigkeit
82,384 corpus weight
- Hüte
Hüte
82,383 corpus weight
- idol
idol
82,382 corpus weight
What this shows Balken zeigen, wo „Höchstgeschwindigkeit“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata im FrequencyWords-Band sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Höchstgeschwindigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhøːçstɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Frequency rank | #17,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Rangmarke für „Höchstgeschwindigkeit“ auf der deutschen Häufigkeitsskala
Spelling & dictionary insight
The German entry for Höchstgeschwindigkeit is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhøːçstɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,617 in overall German word frequency among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Höchstgeschwindigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Höchstgeschwindigkeit, spelled H-Ö-C-H-S-T-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1die höchste Geschwindigkeit, die erreicht werden kann
- 2die höchste erlaubte Geschwindigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Höchstgeschwindigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser Sportwagen erreicht eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 260 km/h.
„Die Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 7,7 Knoten wurde nicht gern als Marschgeschwindigkeit gefahren.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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