Höhenangst

/[ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst]/ noun

The verdict

“Höhenangst” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,044 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#46,044
frequency rank, German
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: unangenehmes Gefühl bis hin zur Panik, wenn man aus der Höhe auf etwas herunterschaut

Key facts for Höhenangst
PropertyValue
HeadwordHöhenangst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,044
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Höhenangst” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Höhenangst lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Höhenangst is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,044 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unangenehmes Gefühl bis hin zur Panik, wenn man aus der Höhe auf etwas herunterschaut".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Höhenangst, with forms such as "hhöenangst", "hhöhenangst", and "höehnangst". 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 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.

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 Höhenangst, spelled H-Ö-H-E-N-A-N-G-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    unangenehmes Gefühl bis hin zur Panik, wenn man aus der Höhe auf etwas herunterschaut

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhöenangst,hhöhenangst,höehnangst,höheanngst,höhenagnst,höhenanggst,höhenangsst,höhenangstt,höhenangts,höhenanngst,höhenansgt,höhennagst,höhennangst,höhhenangst,höhneangst,öhhenangst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Höhenangst — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Höhenangst"

hhöenangst2hhöhenangst1höehnangst2höheanngst2höhenagnst2höhenanggst1höhenangsst1höhenangstt1
Edit distance from "Höhenangst"

Frequency rank: #46,044 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Höhenangst"?
"Höhenangst" is spelled H-Ö-H-E-N-A-N-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst].
What does "Höhenangst" mean?
As a noun, "Höhenangst" means: unangenehmes Gefühl bis hin zur Panik, wenn man aus der Höhe auf etwas herunterschaut
What are common misspellings of "Höhenangst"?
Common misspellings include "hhöenangst", "hhöhenangst", "höehnangst", "höheanngst", "höhenagnst". The correct spelling is "Höhenangst".
How do you pronounce "Höhenangst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Höhenangst" is [ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Höhenangst" come from?
"Höhenangst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Höhenangst”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-Ö-H-E-N-A-N-G-S-T — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.