Höhepunkt
\ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt\
The verdict
“Höhepunkt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pic, apogée, moment le plus haut d'une évolution.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hohepunkt · Höhepunkt · French
Höhepunkt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Höhepunkt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Höhepunkt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Höhepunkt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Höhepunkt, spelled H-Ö-H-E-P-U-N-K-T.
Definition
- 1Pic, apogée, moment le plus haut d'une évolution.
- 2Orgasme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Höhepunkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oft erreicht die Grippewelle im Februar ihren Höhepunkt, in manchen Jahren zieht sie sich bis in den März.
Die Macht verstand, dass die Wahrheit über die Lager und über die Vergangenheit alles auszuradieren drohte (...) Deshalb markierte Iwan Denissowitsch gleichzeitig den Höhepunkt wie auch das Ende der Entstalinisierung.
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.