holla

[ˈhɔla]

/[ˈhɔla]/ intj

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The verdict

“holla” is uncommon German (frequency #50,581 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,581
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überraschung, Verwunderung ausdrückender Ausruf

Corpus desk

Index DE-holla · holla · German

holla · rank #50,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,581
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hokuspokus

Nearest frequency peer: Hokuspokus (-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 „holla“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holla
PropertyValue
Headwordholla
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈhɔla]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „holla“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hokuspokus“ (#50,580), „Holzkirchen“ (#50,582), „Hofgeismar“ (#50,579). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „holla“ bei #50,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

holla is uncommon German at frequency #50,581 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈhɔla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Überraschung, Verwunderung ausdrückender Ausruf".

holla doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is holla, spelled H-O-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überraschung, Verwunderung ausdrückender Ausruf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Holla!“, piepste die Maus. „Streng dich nicht so an, mein Dicker!“ (Nach einer Fabel von Äsop)
  2. „Holla! Wo kam jetzt der Ball her?“

This word in other languages

¡epa!(Español)oh là là(Français)

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 "holla"?
"holla" is spelled H-O-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔla].
What does "holla" mean?
As an interjection, "holla" means: Überraschung, Verwunderung ausdrückender Ausruf
How do you pronounce "holla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holla" is [ˈhɔla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holla" come from?
"holla" 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 "holla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heads#50,546Kokon#50,633Laufs#50,663libro#50,675

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list