Holzbau

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaʊ̯]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holzbau” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,691
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil des Ingenieurbaus, bei dem Tragwerke vorwiegend aus Holz gefertigt sind oder gefertigt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzbau · Holzbau · German

Holzbau · rank #44,691 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #44,691
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hollywoods

Nearest frequency peer: Hollywoods (-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 „Holzbau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Holzbau vs Hochbau
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Holzbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,691
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Holzbau“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Holzbauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hollywoods“ (#44,690), „Holzfäller“ (#44,692), „Hoteliers“ (#44,693). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzbau“ bei #44,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Holzbau (IPA [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaʊ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,691 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Holzbau, with forms such as "hholzbau", "hlozbau", and "holbzau". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hochbau", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Holzbau, spelled H-O-L-Z-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teil des Ingenieurbaus, bei dem Tragwerke vorwiegend aus Holz gefertigt sind oder gefertigt werden
  2. 2
    Bauwerk, das vorwiegend aus Holz gefertigt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Neuerdings greifen vor allem junge Architekten im Holzbau darauf zurück.“
  2. „Die Bauwirtschaft befindet sich derzeit im achten Jahr der Rezession, von welcher die Holzbaubranche bis vor ca. einem Jahr noch kaum etwas verspürt hatte. Aber das hat sich geändert, jetzt hat auch der Holzbau Schlagseite.“

Antonyms

StahlbauStahlbetonbauSteinbau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hholzbau
  • hlozbau
  • holbzau
  • hollzbau
  • holzabu
  • holzbbau
  • holzbua
  • holzzbau
  • hozlbau
  • ohlzbau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hholzbau1hlozbau2holbzau2hollzbau1holzabu2holzbbau1holzbua2holzzbau1
Edit distance from "Holzbau"

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 "Holzbau"?
"Holzbau" is spelled H-O-L-Z-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Holzbau" mean?
As a noun, "Holzbau" means: Teil des Ingenieurbaus, bei dem Tragwerke vorwiegend aus Holz gefertigt sind oder gefertigt werden
What words are commonly confused with "Holzbau"?
"Holzbau" is commonly confused with "Hochbau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Holzbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holzbau" is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holzbau" come from?
"Holzbau" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Habicht#44,662Graphit#44,658glotzen#44,654klickst#44,733

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Knicks10 variantskochst10 variantsgerodet10 variantsGehilfe10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list