Höchsttemperatur

[ˈhøːçsttɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]

/[ˈhøːçsttɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Höchsttemperatur” is uncommon German (frequency #71,467 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,467
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die höchste, in einem bestimmten Zeitraum erreichte Temperatur

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochsttemperatur · Höchsttemperatur · German

Höchsttemperatur · rank #71,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,467
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH häuslich

Nearest frequency peer: häuslich (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Höchsttemperatur“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Höchsttemperatur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Höchsttemperatur
PropertyValue
HeadwordHöchsttemperatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhøːçsttɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#71,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Höchsttemperatur“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Höchsttemperaturfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „häuslich“ (#71,466), „höhnisch“ (#71,468), „häufigeren“ (#71,465). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Höchsttemperatur“ bei #71,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Höchsttemperatur is uncommon German at frequency #71,467 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhøːçsttɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die höchste, in einem bestimmten Zeitraum erreichte Temperatur".

Höchsttemperatur has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Höchsttemperatur, spelled H-Ö-C-H-S-T-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die höchste, in einem bestimmten Zeitraum erreichte Temperatur

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Höchsttemperatur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [Klimakrise – Trockenheit in Südeuropa 2022:] „Schon vom 10. Mai an lagen die Höchsttemperaturen in Italien fast konstant über 30 Grad.“
  2. „An Tagen mit einer Höchsttemperatur unter 0 Grad Celsius gab es 0,94 STEMI pro Tag, an Tagen mit Höchsttemperaturen über dem Nullpunkt lag die Ereignisrate bei 0,78.“

Synonyms

Maximaltemperatur

Antonyms

Tiefsttemperatur

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Höchsttemperatur"?
"Höchsttemperatur" is spelled H-Ö-C-H-S-T-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːçsttɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯].
What does "Höchsttemperatur" mean?
As a noun, "Höchsttemperatur" means: die höchste, in einem bestimmten Zeitraum erreichte Temperatur
How do you pronounce "Höchsttemperatur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Höchsttemperatur" is [ˈhøːçsttɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Höchsttemperatur" come from?
"Höchsttemperatur" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Höchsttemperatur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list