Hochburg
\ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk\
The verdict
“Hochburg” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - place forte, citadelle, installation militaire fortifiée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hochburg · Hochburg · French
Hochburg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hochburg |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Hochburg is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhoːxˌbʊʁk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hochburg, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Hochburg, spelled H-O-C-H-B-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1place forte, citadelle, installation militaire fortifiée.
- 2bastion, place forte, endroit où une activité est particulièrement importante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hochburg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die ehemalige Bergbaustadt Hénin-Beaumont in Nordfrankreich ist eine Hochburg des Rassemblement National (RN).
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.