HolzvshoppWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Holz is a noun, hopp is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Holz” is a noun and “hopp” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,925
“Holz” frequency rank
#15,656
“hopp” frequency rank
17581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Holz hopp
Definition aus Zellulose und Lignin bestehende Masse eines Baumes in einer zügigen Art und Weise, oft mit fehlender Sorgfalt

Letter map: Holz vs hopp

Shared letters muted; letters that set Holz and hopp apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Holz
4 ch
hopp

Grammar separator: Holz vs hopp

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Holz is anoun and hoppanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Holz is recorded at frequency rank #1,925, classified as anoun, pronounced [hɔlt͡s]. hopp is at rank #15,656, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 17581, this pair ranks #1,926,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Holz vs hopp

Shared letters: ho. Private to "Holz": lz. Private to "hopp": p.

"Holz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "hopp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Holzhholz · hloz · hollz · holzz · hozl · ohlz
  • hopphhopp · hop · hpop · ohpp

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Holz" and "hopp" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Holz" is a noun and "hopp" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Holz" vs "hopp" - which ranks higher?
"Holz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,925 in our German list, against #15,656 for "hopp". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Holz" and "hopp". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Holz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hopp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,926,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Holz" and "hopp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hopp vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,926,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list