Hohepriester

[hoːəˈpʁiːstɐ]

/[hoːəˈpʁiːstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hohepriester” is uncommon German (frequency #52,941 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,941
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Höchste unter den Priestern

Corpus desk

Index DE-hohepriester · Hohepriester · German

Hohepriester · rank #52,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,941
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hohenberg

Nearest frequency peer: Hohenberg (-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 „Hohepriester“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hohepriester
PropertyValue
HeadwordHohepriester
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hoːəˈpʁiːstɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hohepriester“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hohepriesterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hohenberg“ (#52,940), „Humus“ (#52,943), „hundertjährigen“ (#52,944). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hohepriester“ bei #52,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hohepriester is uncommon German at frequency #52,941 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hoːəˈpʁiːstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hohepriester doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hohepriester, spelled H-O-H-E-P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Höchste unter den Priestern
  2. 2
    zur Zeit des Jerusalemer Tempels als religiöser Titel: Kohen Gadol (כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל (CHA: kōhēn gādōl)^(→ he) ‚Großer Priester‘)
  3. 3
    übertragen auf Jesus Christus als derjenige, der als höchstes Opfer sich selbst vor Gott darbringt
  4. 4
    jemand, der sich für etwas besonders erfolgreich einsetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hohepriester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bracelin hat Gardners' Part als Hohepriester im Bricket Wood Coven übernommen, wenn Gardner selbst abwesend war.“
  2. „Auf ihn legte der Hohepriester die Schaufel mit glühenden Kohlen, hier räucherte er, hier stand der Brandopferaltar, hier floß das Blut der Opfertiere.“

This word in other languages

high priest(English)

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 "Hohepriester"?
"Hohepriester" is spelled H-O-H-E-P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [hoːəˈpʁiːstɐ].
What does "Hohepriester" mean?
As a noun, "Hohepriester" means: der Höchste unter den Priestern
How do you pronounce "Hohepriester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hohepriester" is [hoːəˈpʁiːstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hohepriester" come from?
"Hohepriester" 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 "Hohepriester", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list