Höhe

/[ˈhøːə]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#717

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Höhe is aGermannoun. It means: die Dimension (Größe) nach oben Pronounced [ˈhøːə]. It ranks #717 in German word frequency. Often confused with hör and how.

Key facts for Höhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHöhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhøːə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#717
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Höhe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Höhe is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhøːə]. Corpus data places it at rank #717 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Höhe, with forms such as "hhöe", "hhöhe", and "höeh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hör", "how", "hot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Höhe, spelled H-Ö-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Dimension (Größe) nach oben
  2. 2
    die Menge oder Anzahl oder der Grad von messbaren Größen
  3. 3
    hoher Punkt, hochgelegener Ort
  4. 4
    oberster Punkt
  5. 5
    sich auf den Breitengrad der Erde beziehend
  6. 6
    Senkrechte auf eine Seite eines Dreiecks von der gegenüberliegenden Ecke
  7. 7
    senkrechter Abstand der Spitze oder Deckfläche von der Grundfläche eines Körpers

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhöe,hhöhe,höeh,höhhe,öhhe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Höhe

Misspelling Variants of "Höhe"

hhöe4hhöhe5höeh4höhhe5öhhe4
Misspelling Variants of "Höhe"

Frequency rank: #717 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Höhe"?
"Höhe" is spelled H-Ö-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːə].
What does "Höhe" mean?
As a noun, "Höhe" means: die Dimension (Größe) nach oben
What words are commonly confused with "Höhe"?
"Höhe" is commonly confused with "hör", "how", "hot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Höhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Höhe" is [ˈhøːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Höhe" come from?
"Höhe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.