Polyglot Dictionary

hoch

/hoːx/

adjective, adverb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

adje Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

attributive
hohe
comparative
höher
superlative
am höchsten

Meaning

  1. high, tall

    Changes its spelling when it comes before a noun — hoch on its own, but hohe/hoher/hohes attributively ("ein hoher Turm").

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

haut

haut is the French word for the same thing — both mean "high, tall."

Practice

1 What does hoch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Berg ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hoch?

Opposites

  • niedrig
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