Hochzeitstorte

[ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t͡sˌtɔʁtə]

/[ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t͡sˌtɔʁtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hochzeitstorte” is uncommon German (frequency #70,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,394
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Torte, die besonders aufwändig dekoriert ist und am Tag der Hochzeit gegessen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-hochzeitstorte · Hochzeitstorte · German

Hochzeitstorte · rank #70,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,394
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hofdame

Nearest frequency peer: Hofdame (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hochzeitstorte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hochzeitstorte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hochzeitstorte
PropertyValue
HeadwordHochzeitstorte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t͡sˌtɔʁtə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#70,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hochzeitstorte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Hochzeitstortefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hofdame“ (#70,395), „hochbegabt“ (#70,392), „Holzschnitten“ (#70,397). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hochzeitstorte“ bei #70,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hochzeitstorte is uncommon German at frequency #70,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t͡sˌtɔʁtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Torte, die besonders aufwändig dekoriert ist und am Tag der Hochzeit gegessen wird".

Hochzeitstorte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hochzeitstorte, spelled H-O-C-H-Z-E-I-T-S-T-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Torte, die besonders aufwändig dekoriert ist und am Tag der Hochzeit gegessen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Traditionell wird die Hochzeitstorte von Braut und Bräutigam gemeinsam angeschnitten.
  2. „Die Kellner begannen, die Hochzeitstorte zu servieren, einer rempelte mich an und entschuldigte sich mit einem falschen Lächeln.“

This word in other languages

wedding cake(English)

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 "Hochzeitstorte"?
"Hochzeitstorte" is spelled H-O-C-H-Z-E-I-T-S-T-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t͡sˌtɔʁtə].
What does "Hochzeitstorte" mean?
As a noun, "Hochzeitstorte" means: Torte, die besonders aufwändig dekoriert ist und am Tag der Hochzeit gegessen wird
How do you pronounce "Hochzeitstorte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hochzeitstorte" is [ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t͡sˌtɔʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hochzeitstorte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list