Polyglot Dictionary

Höhepunkt

/ˈhøːəˌpʊŋkt/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Höhepunkte

Meaning

  1. climax, highlight

    Built from Höhe (height) + Punkt (point, dot).

    • Der Höhepunkt des Abends war das Feuerwerk.

      The highlight of the evening was the fireworks.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Höhe height
  • Punkt point, dot

Similar words

Orgasmus

Close — an orgasm is a climax.

Practice

1 What does Höhepunkt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ des Abends war das Feuerwerk.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Höhepunkt?

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