Holocaust

[ˈhoːlokaʊ̯st]

/[ˈhoːlokaʊ̯st]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holocaust” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,670
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - massenhafte, systematische Verfolgung, Deportation, Vertreibung, Gettoisierung und Vernichtung europäischer Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-holocaust · Holocaust · German

Holocaust · rank #6,670 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,670
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hofft

Nearest frequency peer: hofft (-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 „Holocaust“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holocaust
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolocaust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːlokaʊ̯st]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,670
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Holocaust“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Holocaustliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hofft“ (#6,669), „Idiot“ (#6,671), „Herausgeber“ (#6,668). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holocaust“ bei #6,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Holocaust (IPA [ˈhoːlokaʊ̯st]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,670 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Holocaust, with forms such as "hholocaust", "hloocaust", and "holcoaust". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Holocaust, spelled H-O-L-O-C-A-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    massenhafte, systematische Verfolgung, Deportation, Vertreibung, Gettoisierung und Vernichtung europäischer Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland
  2. 2
    massenhafte, systematische Verfolgung, Deportation, Vertreibung, Gettoisierung und Vernichtung jedweder Gruppen, gegen die das nationalsozialistische Deutschland vorging (Juden, Sinti und Roma, politisch Verfolgte, Homosexuelle, Zeugen Jehovas, Behinderte)
  3. 3
    massenhafte Vernichtung menschlichen Lebens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus diesem Anlass zeigt das Deutsche Historische Museum eine Ausstellung zum Holocaust, dem nationalsozialistischen Völkermord an sechs Millionen Juden.“
  2. „Auch die israelische Forschungsliteratur beschäftigt sich überwiegend mit der Psychologie des Holocaust und versucht aus den Ergebnissen heraus Verbindungen zum Terrorismus im Nahen Osten herzustellen.“

Synonyms

JudenmordJudenvernichtungMassenmordandeneuropäischenJudenSchoahShoahAuschwitzEndlösungMassenmordMassenvernichtung

This word in other languages

Holocaust(English)Holocausto(Español)Holocauste(Français)Holocausto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholocaust
  • hloocaust
  • holcoaust
  • hollocaust
  • holoacust
  • holocasut
  • holocausst
  • holocaustt
  • holocauts
  • holoccaust
  • holocuast
  • hoolcaust
  • ohlocaust

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Holocaust - 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.

hholocaust1hloocaust2holcoaust2hollocaust1holoacust2holocasut2holocausst1holocaustt1
Edit distance from "Holocaust"

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 "Holocaust"?
"Holocaust" is spelled H-O-L-O-C-A-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːlokaʊ̯st].
What does "Holocaust" mean?
As a noun, "Holocaust" means: massenhafte, systematische Verfolgung, Deportation, Vertreibung, Gettoisierung und Vernichtung europäischer Juden durch das nationalsozialistische Deutschland
What are common misspellings of "Holocaust"?
Common misspellings include "hholocaust", "hloocaust", "holcoaust", "hollocaust", "holoacust". The correct spelling is "Holocaust".
How do you pronounce "Holocaust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holocaust" is [ˈhoːlokaʊ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holocaust" come from?
"Holocaust" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Holocaust", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

betracht13 variantsPassagiere13 variantsAufführung13 variantsRucksack13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list