Holocausts

[ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]

/[ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holocausts” is uncommon German (frequency #75,775 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,775
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holocaust

Corpus desk

Index DE-holocausts · Holocausts · German

Holocausts · rank #75,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,775
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hohlweg

Nearest frequency peer: Hohlweg (-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 „Holocausts“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holocausts
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolocausts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhoːloˌkaʊ̯st͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holocausts“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Holocaustsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hohlweg“ (#75,774), „Holzinger“ (#75,777), „hoffnungsvollen“ (#75,772). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holocausts“ bei #75,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holocausts is uncommon German at frequency #75,775 among 3,372 “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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hinfliegen#75,764hauchdünne#75,749injizieren#75,804intendiert#75,806

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list