hod

[ɦɔt]

/[ɦɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“hod” is uncommon German (frequency #74,708 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,708
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktion, bei der ein Gegenstand geworfen wird; Wurf, Schlag, Werfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hod · hod · German

hod · rank #74,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,708
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hochzuhalten

Nearest frequency peer: hochzuhalten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „hod“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hod
PropertyValue
Headwordhod
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɦɔt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#74,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hod“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).hodfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hochzuhalten“ (#74,707), „Hohlräumen“ (#74,709), „Hochschulbildung“ (#74,706). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hod“ bei #74,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hod is uncommon German at frequency #74,708 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɦɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

hod doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hod, spelled H-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aktion, bei der ein Gegenstand geworfen wird; Wurf, Schlag, Werfen
  2. 2
    gemeinsamer, festlicher Verzehr von Speisen und Getränken; Schmaus, Gelage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bude se závodit v hodu oštěpem.
  2. Všichni jsou srdečně zvání na vepřové hody.

Synonyms

hozenívrhhostina

This word in other languages

throw(English)

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 "hod"?
"hod" is spelled H-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɦɔt].
What does "hod" mean?
As a noun, "hod" means: Aktion, bei der ein Gegenstand geworfen wird; Wurf, Schlag, Werfen
How do you pronounce "hod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hod" is [ɦɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hod" come from?
"hod" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

idk#74,726jas#74,740kao#74,755OCR#74,928

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list