höhnisch

[ˈhøːnɪʃ]

/[ˈhøːnɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“höhnisch” is uncommon German (frequency #71,468 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,468
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verletzend spöttisch, voller Hohn

Corpus desk

Index DE-hohnisch · höhnisch · German

höhnisch · rank #71,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,468
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Höchsttempera…

Nearest frequency peer: Höchsttemperatur (-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 „höhnisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for höhnisch
PropertyValue
Headwordhöhnisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhøːnɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „höhnisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).höhnischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Höchsttemperatur“ (#71,467), „häuslich“ (#71,466), „häufigeren“ (#71,465). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „höhnisch“ bei #71,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

höhnisch is uncommon German at frequency #71,468 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhøːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verletzend spöttisch, voller Hohn".

Zero misspellings are on record for höhnisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is höhnisch, spelled H-Ö-H-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    verletzend spöttisch, voller Hohn

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er reagierte nur mit einer höhnischen Bemerkung.

Antonyms

freundschaftlich

This word in other languages

scornful(English)burlón(Español)

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 "höhnisch"?
"höhnisch" is spelled H-Ö-H-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhøːnɪʃ].
What does "höhnisch" mean?
As an adjective, "höhnisch" means: verletzend spöttisch, voller Hohn
How do you pronounce "höhnisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "höhnisch" is [ˈhøːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "höhnisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

häuslich#71,466intended#71,480Jupiters#71,497Haudegen#71,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list