Passhöhe

[ˈpasˌhøːə]

/[ˈpasˌhøːə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Passhöhe” is uncommon German (frequency #78,381 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,381
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchste Stelle, an der ein Pass überquert werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-passhohe · Passhöhe · German

Passhöhe · rank #78,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,381
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parteimitglie…

Nearest frequency peer: Parteimitgliedern (-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 „Passhöhe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Passhöhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordPasshöhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpasˌhøːə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Passhöhe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Passhöhefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Parteimitgliedern“ (#78,380), „Passspiel“ (#78,382), „Parkplatzes“ (#78,378). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Passhöhe“ bei #78,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Passhöhe is uncommon German at frequency #78,381 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpasˌhøːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchste Stelle, an der ein Pass überquert werden kann".

Passhöhe has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Passhöhe, spelled P-A-S-S-H-Ö-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchste Stelle, an der ein Pass überquert werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auf der halben Passhöhe kam ihnen in einer Haarnadelkurve ein Wagen entgegen, der hielt, um sie vorbeizulassen.“

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 "Passhöhe"?
"Passhöhe" is spelled P-A-S-S-H-Ö-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpasˌhøːə].
What does "Passhöhe" mean?
As a noun, "Passhöhe" means: höchste Stelle, an der ein Pass überquert werden kann
How do you pronounce "Passhöhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Passhöhe" is [ˈpasˌhøːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Passhöhe" come from?
"Passhöhe" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pendlern#78,390obliegen#78,359Oberlauf#78,357plappert#78,406

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list