Holocausts

[ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]

/[ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holocausts” is uncommon German (frequency #75,775 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,775
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holocaust

Key facts for Holocausts
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolocausts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Holocausts” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Holocausts lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holocausts is uncommon German at frequency #75,775 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Holocausts in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Holocausts, spelled H-O-L-O-C-A-U-S-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holocaust
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Holocaust
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Holocaust
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Holocaust
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Holocausts"?
"Holocausts" is spelled H-O-L-O-C-A-U-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s].
What does "Holocausts" mean?
As a noun, "Holocausts" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holocaust
How do you pronounce "Holocausts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holocausts" is [ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holocausts" come from?
"Holocausts" 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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Using “Holocausts”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-O-L-O-C-A-U-S-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list