höhere Gewalt
[ˈhøːəʁə ɡəˈvalt]
The verdict
“höhere Gewalt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von außen einwirkendes, unabwendbares Schadenereignis, das nicht in der Natur der Sache liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hohere-gewalt · höhere Gewalt · German
höhere Gewalt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | höhere Gewalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈhøːəʁə ɡəˈvalt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „höhere Gewalt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
höhere Gewalt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈhøːəʁə ɡəˈvalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von außen einwirkendes, unabwendbares Schadenereignis, das nicht in der Natur der Sache liegt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for höhere Gewalt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Gewalt, spelled H-Ö-H-E-R-E- -G-E-W-A-L-T.
Definition
- 1von außen einwirkendes, unabwendbares Schadenereignis, das nicht in der Natur der Sache liegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how höhere Gewalt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Erdbeben in einer sonst nicht erdbebengefährdeten Region kann als höhere Gewalt angesehen werden.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.