Holzbock
German, noun/ˈhɔlt͡sˌbɔk/
Holzbock is spelled H-O-L-Z-B-O-C-K (8 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Holzbock is a German masculine noun meaning “wooden stand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stabiler, vierbeiniger Ständer aus Holz”.
What does Holzbock mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewooden stand
- 2
masculineblood-sucking tick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. stabiler, vierbeiniger Ständer aus Holz 2. blutsaugendes Insekt 3. Insekt, das Holz befällt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Holzbock
- Holzbockes genitive
- Holzbocks genitive
- Holzböcke plural
- Holzbocke dative singular
- Holzböcken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Holzbock?
- /ˈhɔlt͡sˌbɔk/
- [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbɔk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Holzbock in German?
Holzbock appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).