hochzuziehen

[ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən]

/[ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“hochzuziehen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,845 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,845
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hochziehen

Key facts for hochzuziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordhochzuziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hochzuziehen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hochzuziehen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hochzuziehen is uncommon German at frequency #87,845 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hochziehen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hochzuziehen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is hochzuziehen, spelled H-O-C-H-Z-U-Z-I-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hochziehen

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 "hochzuziehen"?
"hochzuziehen" is spelled H-O-C-H-Z-U-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən].
What does "hochzuziehen" mean?
As a verb, "hochzuziehen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs hochziehen
How do you pronounce "hochzuziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hochzuziehen" is [ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hochzuziehen" come from?
"hochzuziehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hochzuziehen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-C-H-Z-U-Z-I-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhoːxt͡suˌt͡siːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list