Hobel
[ˈhoːbl̩]
The verdict
“Hobel” is uncommon German (frequency #62,507 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,507
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Werkzeug des Schreiners zum Bearbeiten von Holz, wobei mit dem Hobeleisen Späne von der Materialoberfläche abgetragen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-hobel · Hobel · German
Hobel · rank #62,507 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,507
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 59,066
- PHOTO-FINISH Hinterlassens…
Nearest frequency peer: Hinterlassenschaft (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Hobel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hingehe
hingehe
37,497 corpus weight
- hinlegt
hinlegt
37,496 corpus weight
- Hinterlasse…
Hinterlassenschaft
37,495 corpus weight
- Hobel
Hobel
37,494 corpus weight
- hocherfreut
hocherfreut
37,493 corpus weight
- hoffnungsvo…
hoffnungsvolle
37,492 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Hobel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hobel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːbl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hobel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Hobel is uncommon German at frequency #62,507 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hobel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Hobel, spelled H-O-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1Werkzeug des Schreiners zum Bearbeiten von Holz, wobei mit dem Hobeleisen Späne von der Materialoberfläche abgetragen werden
- 2Werkzeug, mit dem etwas zerkleinert wird, indem man oberflächlich dünne Späne abträgt
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hobel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency 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.