hockte

[ˈhɔktə]

/[ˈhɔktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hockte” is uncommon German (frequency #82,890 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,890
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hocken

Corpus desk

Index DE-hockte · hockte · German

hockte · rank #82,890 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,890
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH holidays

Nearest frequency peer: holidays (+2 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 „hockte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hockte
PropertyValue
Headwordhockte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɔktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hockte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hocktefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „holidays“ (#82,892), „hochentwickelten“ (#82,887), „Homöopathen“ (#82,893). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hockte“ bei #82,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hockte is uncommon German at frequency #82,890 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɔktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hockte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hockte, spelled H-O-C-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hocken
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hocken
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hocken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hocken

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 "hockte"?
"hockte" is spelled H-O-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔktə].
What does "hockte" mean?
As a verb, "hockte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hocken
How do you pronounce "hockte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hockte" is [ˈhɔktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hockte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Henrys#82,875imkern#82,908Gätjen#82,848Kanons#82,933

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list