Hokuspokus

[ˌhoːkʊsˈpoːkʊs]

/[ˌhoːkʊsˈpoːkʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hokuspokus” is uncommon German (frequency #50,580 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,580
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zauber, Hexerei, fauler Zauber, der den Aberglauben an etwas ansprechen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-hokuspokus · Hokuspokus · German

Hokuspokus · rank #50,580 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,580
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hofgeismar

Nearest frequency peer: Hofgeismar (-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 „Hokuspokus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hokuspokus
PropertyValue
HeadwordHokuspokus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌhoːkʊsˈpoːkʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hokuspokus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hofgeismar“ (#50,579), „holla“ (#50,581), „Hoffnungsschimmer“ (#50,578). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hokuspokus“ bei #50,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hokuspokus is uncommon German at frequency #50,580 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌhoːkʊsˈpoːkʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Hokuspokus has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hokuspokus, spelled H-O-K-U-S-P-O-K-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zauber, Hexerei, fauler Zauber, der den Aberglauben an etwas ansprechen soll
  2. 2
    Zauberspruch, gebraucht in Bühnenaufführungen vom "Zauberer" unmittelbar bevor der Trick für die Zuschauer sichtbar wird (beispielsweise der Hase aus dem Zylinder auftaucht)
  3. 3
    Unfug, Unsinn, Überflüssiges oder Nutzloses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Selbst wer übernatürlichen Phänomenen nichts abgewinnt und diese schlicht für Hokuspokus hält, kann diesen Film als düstere, atmosphärisch dichte und kluge Parabel über das Erwachsenwerden sehen.
  2. [Ab diesem Donnerstag treffen sich in Bremen über 500 Ärzte zum 165. Homöopathie-Kongress.] Kommentar: Schluss mit dem Hokuspokus.

Synonyms

AbrakadabraSimsalabim

This word in other languages

hocus-pocus(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 "Hokuspokus"?
"Hokuspokus" is spelled H-O-K-U-S-P-O-K-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌhoːkʊsˈpoːkʊs].
What does "Hokuspokus" mean?
As a noun, "Hokuspokus" means: Zauber, Hexerei, fauler Zauber, der den Aberglauben an etwas ansprechen soll
How do you pronounce "Hokuspokus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hokuspokus" is [ˌhoːkʊsˈpoːkʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hokuspokus" come from?
"Hokuspokus" 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 "Hokuspokus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hofgeismar#50,579hungernden#50,584iberischen#50,587Hinterhand#50,567

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list