Hochzeit

[ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hochzeit” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,724
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeremonie und Feier der Eheschließung

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochzeit · Hochzeit · German

Hochzeit · rank #2,724 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Herkunft

Nearest frequency peer: Herkunft (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hochzeit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hochzeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hochzeit vs Hoheit
75% similar
Hochzeit vs Hochzeiten
80% similar
Hochzeit vs Hochheim
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hochzeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochzeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,724
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hochzeit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hochzeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Herkunft“ (#2,723), „gucken“ (#2,722), „Humor“ (#2,726). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochzeit“ bei #2,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hochzeit (IPA [ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,724 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hochzeit, with forms such as "hcohzeit", "hhochzeit", and "hocchzeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Hoheit", "Hochzeiten", "Hochheim", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Hochzeit, spelled H-O-C-H-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeremonie und Feier der Eheschließung
  2. 2
    Zusammenführung von Karosserie und Antriebseinheit
  3. 3
    Satzfehler, bei dem zwei gleiche Wörter hintereinander erscheinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hubers feiern nächsten Sonntag Hochzeit.
  2. Es gibt viele Gründe für Scheidungen, aber der Hauptgrund ist die Hochzeit. (Jerry Lewis)

Synonyms

EheschließungHeiratTrauung

Antonyms

Scheidung

This word in other languages

marriage(English)boda(Español)mariage(Français)casamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hcohzeit
  • hhochzeit
  • hocchzeit
  • hochezit
  • hochhzeit
  • hochzeitt
  • hochzeti
  • hochziet
  • hochzzeit
  • hoczheit
  • hohczeit
  • ohchzeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hochzeit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hcohzeit2hhochzeit1hocchzeit1hochezit2hochhzeit1hochzeitt1hochzeti2hochziet2
Edit distance from "Hochzeit"

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 "Hochzeit"?
"Hochzeit" is spelled H-O-C-H-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Hochzeit" mean?
As a noun, "Hochzeit" means: Zeremonie und Feier der Eheschließung
What words are commonly confused with "Hochzeit"?
"Hochzeit" is commonly confused with "Hoheit", "Hochzeiten", "Hochheim". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hochzeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochzeit" is [ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochzeit" come from?
"Hochzeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Herkunft#2,723getragen#2,721generell#2,718Festival#2,715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Augsburg12 variantsvergeben12 variantscommunity12 variantsgeholfen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list