Höhe

\ˈhøːə\

/\ˈhøːə\/ noun

The verdict

“Höhe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Altitude, hauteur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hohe · Höhe · French

Höhe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 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.

Key facts for Höhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordHöhe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhøːə\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Höhe » en français

Höhesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Höhe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhøːə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Höhe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Höhe, spelled H-Ö-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Altitude, hauteur.
  2. 2
    Valeur, mesure d'une grandeur.
  3. 3
    Haut, sommet, point situé en altitude.
  4. 4
    Quantité, nombre, degré (de grandeurs mesurables).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 2017 wurde unsere Einheit unter anderem eingesetzt, weil die Kölner Seilbahn über dem Rhein plötzlich stehen blieb und wir 65 Fahrgäste aus den Gondeln evakuieren mussten. Bei der Rettungsaktion wurden die Fahrgäste aus etwa 50 Metern Höhe auf ein Löschboot abgeseilt, ein Teil konnte über Drehleitern vom Ufer aus evakuiert werden.
  2. Als OS434 durch den Hagel flog, war die Maschine bereits im Sinkflug auf einer Höhe von etwa 18 000 Fuß (etwa sechs Kilometer).

Synonyms

Antonyms

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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 "Höhe"?
"Höhe" is spelled H-Ö-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhøːə\.
What does "Höhe" mean?
As a noun, "Höhe" means: Altitude, hauteur.
How do you pronounce "Höhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Höhe" is \ˈhøːə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Höhe" come from?
"Höhe" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list