hochstufen
[ˈhoːxˌʃtuːfn̩]
The verdict
“hochstufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer höherwertigen (zum Beispiel besseren oder gefährlicheren) Klasse (Stufe) zuordnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochstufen · hochstufen · German
hochstufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hochstufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌʃtuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochstufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochstufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌʃtuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einer höherwertigen (zum Beispiel besseren oder gefährlicheren) Klasse (Stufe) zuordnen".
Zero misspellings are on record for hochstufen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is hochstufen, spelled H-O-C-H-S-T-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1einer höherwertigen (zum Beispiel besseren oder gefährlicheren) Klasse (Stufe) zuordnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochstufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich wurde hochgestuft, nun bin ich in der Entgeltgruppe 6.
Das Sturmtief Friederike wurde zum Orkan hochgestuft.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.