Holi
[ˈhoːli]
The verdict
“Holi” is uncommon German (frequency #81,676 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,676
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - religiöses Frühlingsfest in Indien
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Holi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhoːli] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #81,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Holi” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Holi is uncommon German at frequency #81,676 among 59,066 “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
- 1religiöses Frühlingsfest in Indien
- 2kommerzielle Veranstaltung, bei der die Teilnehmer zur Unterhaltung Farbbeutel werfen
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Holi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhoːli] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.