Höherer

höherer is a German adjective form derived from hoch, meaning high or tall. It functions as the comparative degree and is used to indicate that something has greater height, level, degree, or status compared with another element. The form is inflected to agree with the noun it modifies, so the ending changes with gender, number, and case.

In common usage, höh­er­er appears before masculine singular nouns in certain declensions. For example: ein höherer Berg (a higher mountain) or der höhere Turm (the higher tower). In other contexts the ending varies: einen höheren Berg (accusative masculine, indefinite article) or auf höherer Ebene (dative feminine, no article). With plural nouns, the form changes again: die höheren Türme (the higher towers) or höhere Bildung in fixed phrases where the first element serves as a modifier.

The word can appear in a wide range of phrases, including material, measurements, levels, and rankings, such as höherer Wert (higher value) or höherer Rang (higher rank). It is not a proper noun and is not capitalized unless starting a sentence. The construction reflects standard German adjective declension patterns, where the ending adapts to article presence and grammatical case.

Etymologically, höh­erer comes from hoch with a comparative suffix, following regular German development from Old High German into modern usage. Today it is common in academic, technical, and everyday language to express increased height, level, or degree.