Holbein

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The verdict

“Holbein” is uncommon German (frequency #67,332 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,332
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Key facts for Holbein
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolbein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Holbein” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Holbein lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holbein is uncommon German at frequency #67,332 among 59,066 “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

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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Using “Holbein”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-L-B-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list