hoch

noun

The verdict

“hoch” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom d'un jeu de ballon où les joueurs sont massés en deux groupes qui se renvoient le ballon.

Key facts for hoch
PropertyValue
Headwordhoch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hoch” sits in French frequency

hoch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for hoch is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nom d'un jeu de ballon où les joueurs sont massés en deux groupes qui se renvoient le ballon.".

Zero misspellings are on record for hoch in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hoch, spelled H-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom d'un jeu de ballon où les joueurs sont massés en deux groupes qui se renvoient le ballon.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoch"?
"hoch" is spelled H-O-C-H.
What does "hoch" mean?
As a noun, "hoch" means: Nom d'un jeu de ballon où les joueurs sont massés en deux groupes qui se renvoient le ballon.
What language does "hoch" come from?
"hoch" is a French 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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Using “hoch”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list