Holbein

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The verdict

“Holbein” is uncommon German (frequency #67,332 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,332
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-holbein · Holbein · German

Holbein · rank #67,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,332
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoheitliche

Nearest frequency peer: hoheitliche (-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 „Holbein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holbein
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolbein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holbein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Holbeinfällt 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: „hoheitliche“ (#67,331), „Holunder“ (#67,333), „Histamin“ (#67,330). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holbein“ bei #67,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holbein is uncommon German at frequency #67,332 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Holbein in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Holbein, spelled H-O-L-B-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Holbein ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Holbein wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Holbein"?
"Holbein" is spelled H-O-L-B-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Holbein" mean?
As a proper noun, "Holbein" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Holbein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holbein" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holbein" come from?
"Holbein" 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 "Holbein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hunting#67,338Hörstel#67,342innerem#67,352inverse#67,360

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list