Holzapfel

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌʔap͡fl̩]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌʔap͡fl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holzapfel” is uncommon German (frequency #58,880 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,880
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeichnung des europäischen Wildapfels Malus sylvestris

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzapfel · Holzapfel · German

Holzapfel · rank #58,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,880
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hoffnungsloser

Nearest frequency peer: hoffnungsloser (-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 „Holzapfel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holzapfel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzapfel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌʔap͡fl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzapfel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Holzapfelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hoffnungsloser“ (#58,879), „Homoehe“ (#58,881), „hops“ (#58,882). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzapfel“ bei #58,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holzapfel is uncommon German at frequency #58,880 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌʔap͡fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Holzapfel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Holzapfel, spelled H-O-L-Z-A-P-F-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeichnung des europäischen Wildapfels Malus sylvestris
  2. 2
    nicht sortenreine Wildlinge des Kulturapfels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Germanen kannten als einzige Obstsorten nur die wild wachsenden Holzäpfel und Holzbirnen.“
  2. „Selbst mehr als 150 Jahre, nachdem die Bewohner von europäischen Kolonisten zwangsumgesiedelt wurden, lassen sich diese »Waldgärten«, so der Terminus der Forschenden, am Reichtum von Haselnüssen, Moosbeeren, Hagedorn und Holzäpfeln erkennen.“

This word in other languages

crabapple(English)

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 "Holzapfel"?
"Holzapfel" is spelled H-O-L-Z-A-P-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌʔap͡fl̩].
What does "Holzapfel" mean?
As a noun, "Holzapfel" means: Bezeichnung des europäischen Wildapfels Malus sylvestris
How do you pronounce "Holzapfel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holzapfel" is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌʔap͡fl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holzapfel" come from?
"Holzapfel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list