Hölzchen
German, noun/ˈhœlt͡s.çən/
Hölzchen is spelled H-Ö-L-Z-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hölzchen is a German neuter noun meaning “match (device to make fire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Holz. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Stück Holz”.
What does Hölzchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermatch (device to make fire)
- 2
neuterdiminutive of Holz
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Stück Holz 2. einzelnes Streichholz
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 Hölzchen
- Hölzchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hölzchen?
- /ˈhœlt͡s.çən/
- [ˈhœlt͡sçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hölzchen in German?
Hölzchen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).