Hartholz

[ˈhaʁtˌhɔlt͡s]

/[ˈhaʁtˌhɔlt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hartholz” is uncommon German (frequency #89,046 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,046
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Holzsorte, die sich durch ihre große Festigkeit und Schwere auszeichnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-hartholz · Hartholz · German

Hartholz · rank #89,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,046
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handstreich

Nearest frequency peer: Handstreich (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Hartholz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Hartholz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hartholz
PropertyValue
HeadwordHartholz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaʁtˌhɔlt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hartholz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hartholzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Handstreich“ (#89,044), „hasten“ (#89,048), „haul“ (#89,049). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hartholz“ bei #89,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hartholz is uncommon German at frequency #89,046 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʁtˌhɔlt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Holzsorte, die sich durch ihre große Festigkeit und Schwere auszeichnet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hartholz, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hartholz, spelled H-A-R-T-H-O-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Holzsorte, die sich durch ihre große Festigkeit und Schwere auszeichnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hartholz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Kameldornbaum produziert beispielsweise Hartholz.
  2. „1931 schenkt Arist Dethleffs seiner Frau den ersten deutschen Wohnwagen - ein selbstgebasteltes Gerippe aus Hartholz.“

Synonyms

Eisenholz

Antonyms

Weichholz

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 "Hartholz"?
"Hartholz" is spelled H-A-R-T-H-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaʁtˌhɔlt͡s].
What does "Hartholz" mean?
As a noun, "Hartholz" means: Holzsorte, die sich durch ihre große Festigkeit und Schwere auszeichnet
How do you pronounce "Hartholz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hartholz" is [ˈhaʁtˌhɔlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hartholz" come from?
"Hartholz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hartholz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Halbrund#89,038Guernsey#89,033herholen#89,071getrotzt#89,000

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list