höflichen

[ˈhøːflɪçn̩]

/[ˈhøːflɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“höflichen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,360 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,360
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoflichen · höflichen · German

höflichen · rank #65,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,360
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hässlichste

Nearest frequency peer: hässlichste (-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 „höflichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for höflichen
PropertyValue
Headwordhöflichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhøːflɪçn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „höflichen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).höflichenfällt 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: „hässlichste“ (#65,359), „händisch“ (#65,358), „Hyperinflation“ (#65,357). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „höflichen“ bei #65,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

höflichen is uncommon German at frequency #65,360 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhøːflɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for höflichen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is höflichen, spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich

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 "höflichen"?
"höflichen" is spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːflɪçn̩].
What does "höflichen" mean?
As an adjective, "höflichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
How do you pronounce "höflichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höflichen" is [ˈhøːflɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "höflichen" come from?
"höflichen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list