hochlaufen
\ˈhoːxˌlaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“hochlaufen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monter rapidement, monter en courant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hochlaufen · hochlaufen · French
hochlaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hochlaufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈhoːxˌlaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hochlaufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhoːxˌlaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Monter rapidement, monter en courant.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hochlaufen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 hochlaufen, spelled H-O-C-H-L-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Monter rapidement, monter en courant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hochlaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'Ich laufe die Treppe hoch. #*: Je monte l'escalier en courant.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.