Hochwassermarke
[ˈhoːxvasɐˌmaʁkə]
The verdict
“Hochwassermarke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bildliche, beschriftete Markierung, die an den Pegelstand von Flüssen bei Hochwasser erinnert
Corpus desk
Index DE-hochwassermarke · Hochwassermarke · German
Hochwassermarke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Hochwassermarke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːxvasɐˌmaʁkə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochwassermarke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hochwassermarke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːxvasɐˌmaʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Hochwassermarke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hochwassermarke, spelled H-O-C-H-W-A-S-S-E-R-M-A-R-K-E.
Definition
- 1bildliche, beschriftete Markierung, die an den Pegelstand von Flüssen bei Hochwasser erinnert
- 2amtliches Zeichen, das die Schifffahrt auf Flüssen einschränkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hochwassermarke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hochwassermarken sind fest eingelassene Markierungen an Bauwerken, die den Höchststand von Hochwassern anzeigen.“
„[…] nach Überschreiten der Hochwassermarke I dürfen innerhalb des entsprechenden Streckenabschnitts nur solche Fahrzeuge ihre Fahrt fortsetzen, die mit einer Sprechfunkanlage ausgerüstet sind. Sie müssen den Verkehrskreis Nautische Information auf Empfang geschaltet haben.“
This word in other languages
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.