Höhepunkt

Name: Höhepunkt, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt]

/[ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Höhepunkt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,279
frequency rank, German: 3,372
“H” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der beste oder einer der besten Punkte in einer längeren Abfolge von verschiedenen Ereignissen, die sich vorher schon positiv entwickelt haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-hohepunkt · Höhepunkt · German

Höhepunkt · rank #4,279 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,279
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,372
PHOTO-FINISH hohem

Nearest frequency peer: hohem (-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.

heiraten

95,725
historisch

95,724
hohem

95,723
Höhepunkt

95,722
Irak

95,721
Jörg

95,720

What this shows „Höhepunkt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Höhepunkt vs Höhepunkte

90% similar

Höhepunkt vs Höhepunkten

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Höhepunkt
Property	Value
Headword	Höhepunkt
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#4,279
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Höhepunkt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Höhepunktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#4,279

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hohem“ (#4,278), „Irak“ (#4,280), „historisch“ (#4,277). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Höhepunkt“ bei #4,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Höhepunkt (IPA [ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,279 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Höhepunkt, with forms such as "hhöepunkt", "hhöhepunkt", and "höehpunkt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Höhepunkte", "Höhepunkten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Höhepunkt, spelled H-Ö-H-E-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

1
der beste oder einer der besten Punkte in einer längeren Abfolge von verschiedenen Ereignissen, die sich vorher schon positiv entwickelt haben
2
sexueller Höhepunkt beim Geschlechtsverkehr oder der Onanie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Der Ausflug in den Zoo war der Höhepunkt meiner Herbstferien.“
Einer der Höhepunkte dieses Konzertes war sicher das Duett der beiden Sängerinnen.

Antonyms

Tiefpunkt

This word in other languages

acme(English)clímax(Español)apogée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

hhöepunkt
hhöhepunkt
höehpunkt
höhepnukt
höheppunkt
höhepuknt
höhepunkkt
höhepunktt
höhepunnkt
höhepuntk
höheupnkt
höhhepunkt
höhpeunkt
öhhepunkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Höhepunkt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Höhepunkt"

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 "Höhepunkt"?

"Höhepunkt" is spelled H-Ö-H-E-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt].

What does "Höhepunkt" mean?

As a noun, "Höhepunkt" means: der beste oder einer der besten Punkte in einer längeren Abfolge von verschiedenen Ereignissen, die sich vorher schon positiv entwickelt haben

What words are commonly confused with "Höhepunkt"?

"Höhepunkt" is commonly confused with "Höhepunkte", "Höhepunkten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Höhepunkt"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Höhepunkt" is [ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Höhepunkt" come from?

"Höhepunkt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Höhepunkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fähigkeit#4,271 erstellen#4,268 erkennbar#4,267 mitmachen#4,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

reichlich14 variants richtiger14 variants verhaftet14 variants ähnliches14 variants