hoog

\ɦoɣ̊\

/\ɦoɣ̊\/ adj

The verdict

“hoog” is uncommon French (frequency #90,806 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,806
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-hoog · hoog · French

hoog · rank #90,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,806
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Holman

Nearest frequency peer: Holman (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hoog »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hoog » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hoog
PropertyValue
Headwordhoog
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɦoɣ̊\
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,806
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hoog » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hoogtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Holman » (#90,805), « hoplites » (#90,807), « houten » (#90,808). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hoog » est au #90,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hoog is uncommon French at frequency #90,806 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɦoɣ̊\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hoog in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hoog, spelled H-O-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haut, élevé.
  2. 2
    Activé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hierdoor hebben schadelijke bacteriën in een onnatuurlijk hoog tempo en in steeds toenemende mate resistentie tegen deze antibiotica ontwikkeld.
  2. sensor S0609 wordt hoog

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoog"?
"hoog" is spelled H-O-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɦoɣ̊\.
What does "hoog" mean?
As an adjective, "hoog" means: Haut, élevé.
How do you pronounce "hoog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoog" is \ɦoɣ̊\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoog" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hoog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list