Astloch
German, noun[ˈastˌlɔx]
Astloch is spelled A-S-T-L-O-C-H (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Astloch is a German neuter noun meaning “knothole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein durch Herausfallen eines Astes aus einem Holzbrett entstandenes Loch”.
What does Astloch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterknothole
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein durch Herausfallen eines Astes aus einem Holzbrett entstandenes Loch 2. ein durch das Absterben und Verrotten eines Astes in einem Baum entstandenes Loch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Astloch
- Astloches genitive
- Astlochs genitive
- Astlöcher plural
- Astloche dative singular
- Astlöchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Astloch?
- [ˈastˌlɔx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Astloch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Astloch in German?
Astloch appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).