horcht

[hɔʁçt]

/[hɔʁçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“horcht” is uncommon German (frequency #93,072 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,072
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horchen

Key facts for horcht
PropertyValue
Headwordhorcht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɔʁçt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “horcht” 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). horcht lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

horcht is uncommon German at frequency #93,072 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɔʁçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for horcht, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is horcht, spelled H-O-R-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horchen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horchen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horchen

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 "horcht"?
"horcht" is spelled H-O-R-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔʁçt].
What does "horcht" mean?
As a verb, "horcht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs horchen
How do you pronounce "horcht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "horcht" is [hɔʁçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "horcht" come from?
"horcht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “horcht”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-R-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɔʁçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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