hohl

[hoːl]

/[hoːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“hohl” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,281. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,281
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Inhalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-hohl · hohl · German

hohl · rank #18,281 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,281
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH heimliche

Nearest frequency peer: heimliche (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „hohl“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „hohl“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hohl vs hör
25% similar
hohl vs how
50% similar
hohl vs hot
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hohl
PropertyValue
Headwordhohl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[hoːl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,281
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „hohl“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).hohlliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „heimliche“ (#18,280), „holländischen“ (#18,282), „Gutmenschen“ (#18,279). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hohl“ bei #18,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hohl (IPA [hoːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,281 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hohl, with forms such as "hhohl", "hhol", and "hohhl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hör", "how", "hot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 hohl, spelled H-O-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Inhalt
  2. 2
    nach innen gebogen, eine Mulde bildend
  3. 3
    dumpf, dunkel klingend
  4. 4
    leer, inhaltslos
  5. 5
    dumm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der hohle Baum bietet Kleintieren einen Unterschlupf.
  2. Die hohle Hand aufhaltend bettelt er.

Synonyms

inhaltslosleerkonkavdumpfleerbedeutungslosinhaltslos

Antonyms

gefülltmassivflachkonvexreinklarsauberklug

This word in other languages

hollow(English)hueco(Español)creux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhohl
  • hhol
  • hohhl
  • hohll
  • holh
  • ohhl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hohl - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhohl1hhol2hohhl1hohll1holh2ohhl2
Edit distance from "hohl"

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 "hohl"?
"hohl" is spelled H-O-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [hoːl].
What does "hohl" mean?
As an adjective, "hohl" means: ohne Inhalt
What words are commonly confused with "hohl"?
"hohl" is commonly confused with "hör", "how", "hot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hohl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hohl" is [hoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hohl" come from?
"hohl" 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 "hohl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

host#18,284huch#18,285Gips#18,273Iren#18,291

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Glenn6 variantsmild6 variantsNerd6 variantsPelz6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list