höhere

[ˈhøːəʁə]

/[ˈhøːəʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“höhere” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,890
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

höhere vs höre
67% similar
höhere vs Höhle
50% similar
höhere vs hohes
50% similar

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

Key facts for höhere
PropertyValue
Headwordhöhere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhøːəʁə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,890
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “höhere” 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). höhere lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around höhere (IPA [ˈhøːəʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,890 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for höhere, with forms such as "hhöere", "hhöhere", and "höehre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "höre", "Höhle", "hohes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 höhere, spelled H-Ö-H-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhöere,hhöhere,höehre,höheer,höherre,höhhere,höhree,öhhere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhöere2hhöhere1höehre2höheer2höherre1höhhere1höhree2öhhere2
Edit distance from "höhere"

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 "höhere"?
"höhere" is spelled H-Ö-H-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːəʁə].
What does "höhere" mean?
As an adjective, "höhere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs hoch
What words are commonly confused with "höhere"?
"höhere" is commonly confused with "höre", "Höhle", "hohes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "höhere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höhere" is [ˈhøːəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "höhere" come from?
"höhere" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “höhere”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-Ö-H-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhøːəʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “höre” - see the side-by-side comparison. höhere vs höre
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list