hochtreiben
[ˈhoːxˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“hochtreiben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas so beeinflussen, dass es ansteigt (vor allem bei Kosten/Preisen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochtreiben · hochtreiben · German
hochtreiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hochtreiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hochtreiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hochtreiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
hochtreiben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hochtreiben, spelled H-O-C-H-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas so beeinflussen, dass es ansteigt (vor allem bei Kosten/Preisen)
- 2jemanden oder etwas dazu bringen, einen Anstieg hinaufzugehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hochtreiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Spekulationen hatten die Baumwollpreise hochgetrieben.“
Peter trieb die Kühe seines Großvaters auf die Alm hoch.
Synonyms
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.