Holi

[ˈhoːli]

/[ˈhoːli]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holi” is uncommon German (frequency #81,676 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,676
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - religiöses Frühlingsfest in Indien

Corpus desk

Index DE-holi · Holi · German

Holi · rank #81,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,676
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Holländern

Nearest frequency peer: Holländern (+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 „Holi“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holi
PropertyValue
HeadwordHoli
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːli]
Letters4
Frequency rank#81,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holi“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Holifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Holländern“ (#81,677), „Hochsitz“ (#81,674), „Horstmar“ (#81,678). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holi“ bei #81,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holi is uncommon German at frequency #81,676 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Holi, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Holi, spelled H-O-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    religiöses Frühlingsfest in Indien
  2. 2
    kommerzielle Veranstaltung, bei der die Teilnehmer zur Unterhaltung Farbbeutel werfen

Synonyms

Holi-Fest

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 "Holi"?
"Holi" is spelled H-O-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːli].
What does "Holi" mean?
As a noun, "Holi" means: religiöses Frühlingsfest in Indien
How do you pronounce "Holi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holi" is [ˈhoːli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holi" come from?
"Holi" 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 "Holi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

jail#81,708katt#81,730laun#81,804Lend#81,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list