Holm

[hɔlm]

/[hɔlm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,179
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stange, in der Regel aus Holz

Corpus desk

Index DE-holm · Holm · German

Holm · rank #23,179 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,179
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH holländische

Nearest frequency peer: holländische (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Holm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Holm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Holm vs hör
0% similar
Holm vs how
25% similar
Holm vs hot
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Holm
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hɔlm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,179
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Holm“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Holmliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „holländische“ (#23,178), „horizon“ (#23,180), „häuslichen“ (#23,181). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holm“ bei #23,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Holm (IPA [hɔlm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,179 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Holm, with forms such as "hholm", "hlom", and "hollm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hör", "how", "hot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Holm, spelled H-O-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stange, in der Regel aus Holz
  2. 2
    eine kleine Insel
  3. 3
    ein querliegender Balken, der Stützen miteinander verbindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Stangen am Barren werden als Holme bezeichnet.
  2. Der Holm an seiner Axt war so morsch, dass er ihm beim nächsten Schlag durchbrach.

Synonyms

StangeStielInselchenBalken

Antonyms

FestlandWasser

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholm
  • hlom
  • hollm
  • holmm
  • homl
  • ohlm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Holm - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hholm1hlom2hollm1holmm1homl2ohlm2
Edit distance from "Holm"

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 "Holm"?
"Holm" is spelled H-O-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔlm].
What does "Holm" mean?
As a noun, "Holm" means: eine Stange, in der Regel aus Holz
What words are commonly confused with "Holm"?
"Holm" is commonly confused with "hör", "how", "hot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Holm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holm" is [hɔlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holm" come from?
"Holm" 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 "Holm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Iwan#23,190Leim#23,215LKWs#23,222Fond#23,131

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Heuss6 variantsGroll6 variantslarge6 variantsMarek6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list