Hochverrat
German, noun[ˈhoːxfɛɐ̯ˌʁaːt]
Hochverrat is spelled H-O-C-H-V-E-R-R-A-T (10 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochverrat is a German masculine noun meaning “high treason” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verbrechen gegen den Staat”.
What does Hochverrat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehigh treason
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verbrechen gegen den Staat
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 Hochverrat
- Hochverrates genitive
- Hochverrats genitive
- Hochverrate dative singular
- Hochverraten dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochverrat?
- [ˈhoːxfɛɐ̯ˌʁaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hochverrat in German?
Hochverrat appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).