German adjective · CEFR A1

hoch

Meaning in English: high, tall

Rank 563 of 5,000adjectiveLevel A111 forms in the list
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Example

Der Berg ist fast dreitausend Meter hoch.

The mountain is almost three thousand metres high.

Forms of hoch in the top 5,000

These forms of hoch are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

hohen#576
highB1

Wegen der hohen Preise kaufen wir weniger.
Because of the high prices we buy less.

hohe#602
highB1

Wir haben diesen Winter hohe Heizkosten.
We have high heating costs this winter.

höher#1,456
higherA2

Die Nebenkosten sind dieses Jahr höher als erwartet.
The utility costs are higher than expected this year.

höhere#1,600
higherA2

Im Winter zahlen wir höhere Heizkosten.
In winter we pay higher heating costs.

höheren#1,823
higherA2

In höheren Lagen fällt Schnee.
Snow will fall at higher altitudes.

hoher#1,964
high (inflected)A2

Das ist ein ziemlich hoher Preis für ein T-Shirt.
That's a pretty high price for a T-shirt.

höchste#2,270
highest, top (inflected)B1

Die Zugspitze ist der höchste Berg Deutschlands.
The Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain.

höchsten#2,362
highest (inflected)B1

Von der höchsten Stelle sieht man bis zu den Alpen.
From the highest point you can see as far as the Alps.

hohem#3,080
high (dative)B1

Er kam mit hohem Fieber ins Krankenhaus.
He went to hospital with a high fever.

hohes#3,424
high (neuter)A2

Das Kind hat seit gestern hohes Fieber.
The child has had a high fever since yesterday.

How common is hoch?

hoch is number 563 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 157 times per million words — about once every 6,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 59% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Related words in the list

Words built on hoch:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 559gestelltput, placed; asked (a question)
  2. 560einzelnenindividual, single
  3. 561der Erfolgsuccess
  4. 562paara few (ein paar)
  5. 563hochhigh, tall
  6. 564Inhaltecontents, content
  7. 565jedemevery, each (dative)
  8. 566die Sicherheitsafety, security
  9. 567häufigfrequent(ly), often

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