Höflichkeitsbesuch
[ˈhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t͡sbəˌzuːx]
The verdict
“Höflichkeitsbesuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besuch, der aus Gründen der Höflichkeit erfolgt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hoflichkeitsbesuch · Höflichkeitsbesuch · German
Höflichkeitsbesuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Höflichkeitsbesuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t͡sbəˌzuːx] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Höflichkeitsbesuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Höflichkeitsbesuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t͡sbəˌzuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Besuch, der aus Gründen der Höflichkeit erfolgt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Höflichkeitsbesuch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Höflichkeitsbesuch, spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T-S-B-E-S-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Besuch, der aus Gründen der Höflichkeit erfolgt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Höflichkeitsbesuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber am nächsten Morgen ging ich zu ihm; ich glaubte, daß ein Höflichkeitsbesuch keine Folgen nach sich ziehen würde.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.