Höhenburg
German, noun/ˈhøːənˌbʊʁk/
Höhenburg is spelled H-Ö-H-E-N-B-U-R-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Höhenburg is a German feminine noun meaning “hill castle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine auf einem schwer zugänglichen Berg, Hügel oder Felsen liegende Burg”.
What does Höhenburg mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehill castle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine auf einem schwer zugänglichen Berg, Hügel oder Felsen liegende Burg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Höhenburg
- Höhenburgen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Höhenburg?
- /ˈhøːənˌbʊʁk/
- [ˈhøːənˌbʊʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Höhenburg in German?
Höhenburg appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).