höflicher

[ˈhøːflɪçɐ]

/[ˈhøːflɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“höflicher” is uncommon German (frequency #52,170 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,170
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-hoflicher · höflicher · German

höflicher · rank #52,170 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,170
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Höchstwert

Nearest frequency peer: Höchstwert (-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 „höflicher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for höflicher
PropertyValue
Headwordhöflicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhøːflɪçɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „höflicher“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Höchstwert“ (#52,169), „Härchen“ (#52,168), „Hühnerstall“ (#52,172). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „höflicher“ bei #52,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

höflicher is uncommon German at frequency #52,170 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhøːflɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for höflicher in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is höflicher, spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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 "höflicher"?
"höflicher" is spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːflɪçɐ].
What does "höflicher" mean?
As an adjective, "höflicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs höflich
How do you pronounce "höflicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höflicher" is [ˈhøːflɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "höflicher" come from?
"höflicher" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

invisible#52,180Hochaltar#52,158heterogen#52,154Judenhass#52,188

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list