Holm
German, noun/hɔlm/
Holm is spelled H-O-L-M (4 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Holm is a German masculine noun meaning “rail, bar (on which to hold on to)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Stange, in der Regel aus Holz”.
What does Holm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerail, bar (on which to hold on to)
- 2
masculinespar
noun
- 1
masculineholm; small island, islet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Stange, in der Regel aus Holz 2. eine kleine Insel 3. ein querliegender Balken, der Stützen miteinander verbindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Holm
- Holmes genitive
- Holms genitive
- Holme plural
- Holmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Holm?
- /hɔlm/
- [hɔlm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Holm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Holm in German?
Holm appears 2.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).