Holzbank

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaŋk]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holzbank” is uncommon German (frequency #93,067 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,067
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bank aus Holz

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzbank · Holzbank · German

Holzbank · rank #93,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,067
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochstimmung

Nearest frequency peer: Hochstimmung (-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 „Holzbank“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holzbank
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzbank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaŋk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzbank“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hochstimmung“ (#93,066), „Holzdecke“ (#93,068), „hochhält“ (#93,065). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzbank“ bei #93,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holzbank is uncommon German at frequency #93,067 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bank aus Holz".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Holzbank in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Holzbank, spelled H-O-L-Z-B-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bank aus Holz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir marschierten über einen Trampelpfad bergauf und machten zwischendurch an kleinen Lichtungen auf alten, verwitterten Holzbänken Rast.“
  2. „Du hast dich noch nicht an die Hitze und den Regen gewöhnt, sagte ich mir und ließ mich auf die Holzbank vor dem Eingang sinken.“

Antonyms

KunststoffbankMetallbankSteinbank

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 "Holzbank"?
"Holzbank" is spelled H-O-L-Z-B-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaŋk].
What does "Holzbank" mean?
As a noun, "Holzbank" means: Bank aus Holz
How do you pronounce "Holzbank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holzbank" is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holzbank" come from?
"Holzbank" 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 "Holzbank", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hochhält#93,065Hochfest#93,063hinnimmt#93,058Herzögen#93,050

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list