Hochzeit
German, noun/ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t/
Hochzeit is spelled H-O-C-H-Z-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,718th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hochzeit is a German feminine noun meaning “wedding, marriage (a ceremony in which people are married and/or a celebration thereof)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeremonie und Feier der Eheschließung”.
What does Hochzeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewedding, marriage (a ceremony in which people are married and/or a celebration thereof)
Die Hochzeit der Oscar-Preisträgerin war tagelang Hauptthema in der Klatschpresse.
- 2
femininethe state of having been dealt both queens of clubs; used in a player’s announcement that they were dealt these and that the first player to win a non-trump trick will join their side
Ich hab Hochzeit. Der erste Fehl geht mit.
noun
- 1
feminineheyday, height
Es war die Hochzeit der Azteken.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeremonie und Feier der Eheschließung 2. Zusammenführung von Karosserie und Antriebseinheit 3. Satzfehler, bei dem zwei gleiche Wörter hintereinander erscheinen
noun: 1. hohe Zeit, Blüte, Gipfel einer Entwicklung
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 Hochzeit
- Hochzeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hochzeit?
- /ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t/
- /ˈhoːxˌt͡saɪ̯t/
- [ˈhɔxˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hochzeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hochzeit in German?
Hochzeit appears 30 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).