Holzbrücke

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbʁʏkə]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbʁʏkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holzbrücke” is uncommon German (frequency #74,712 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,712
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzbrucke · Holzbrücke · German

Holzbrücke · rank #74,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,712
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Holzart

Nearest frequency peer: Holzart (-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 „Holzbrücke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holzbrücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzbrücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌbʁʏkə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzbrücke“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Holzart“ (#74,711), „Holzrahmen“ (#74,714), „Hohlräumen“ (#74,709). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzbrücke“ bei #74,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holzbrücke is uncommon German at frequency #74,712 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌbʁʏkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brücke hergestellt aus Holz".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Holzbrücke in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Holzbrücke, spelled H-O-L-Z-B-R-Ü-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brücke hergestellt aus Holz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die alte, baufällige Holzbrücke wurde durch eine stählerne Konstruktion ersetzt.
  2. „Auf einer langen Holzbrücke gingen wir über den versumpften Bach.“

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

Same letter count

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

Holzrahmen#74,714Hohlräumen#74,709Honigbiene#74,716Heftigkeit#74,692

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list