Borgholzhausen

[bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩]

/[bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Borgholzhausen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,358 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,358
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Key facts for Borgholzhausen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBorgholzhausen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#95,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Borgholzhausen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Borgholzhausen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Borgholzhausen is uncommon German at frequency #95,358 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Borgholzhausen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Borgholzhausen, spelled B-O-R-G-H-O-L-Z-H-A-U-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Borgholzhausen"?
"Borgholzhausen" is spelled B-O-R-G-H-O-L-Z-H-A-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩].
What does "Borgholzhausen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Borgholzhausen" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Borgholzhausen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Borgholzhausen" is [bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Borgholzhausen" come from?
"Borgholzhausen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Borgholzhausen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-R-G-H-O-L-Z-H-A-U-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bɔʁkhɔlt͡sˈhaʊ̯zn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list