holzen

[ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“holzen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,070 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,070
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bäume fällen, Holz hacken oder Ähnliches; Holzschlag ausüben

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzen · holzen · German

holzen · rank #93,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,070
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Holzeinschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Holzeinschlag (-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 „holzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for holzen
PropertyValue
Headwordholzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „holzen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Holzeinschlag“ (#93,069), „Holzdecke“ (#93,068), „horcht“ (#93,072). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „holzen“ bei #93,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

holzen is uncommon German at frequency #93,070 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for holzen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 holzen, spelled H-O-L-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bäume fällen, Holz hacken oder Ähnliches; Holzschlag ausüben
  2. 2
    ohne Sorgfalt arbeiten oder ohne Behutsamkeit mit etwas umgehen
  3. 3
    ein von vielen Zweikämpfen und Fouls geprägtes, unfaires und hartes Spiel bestreiten
  4. 4
    hart und unsauber, ohne jegliches Gefühl für das verwendete Musikinstrument, spielen
  5. 5
    an einer Prügelei teilnehmen, sich prügeln
  6. 6
    (auf der Flucht) auf einen Baum fliegen oder dies von Baum zu Baum tun
  7. 7
    (auf der Flucht) auf einen Baum klettern oder von Baum zu Baum springen
  8. 8
    etwas mit Holz bedecken oder beschlagen
  9. 9
    (ein Feuer) mit Brennholz versorgen

Synonyms

hauenkloppenaufbaumen

This word in other languages

castagner(Français)

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 "holzen"?
"holzen" is spelled H-O-L-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlt͡sn̩].
What does "holzen" mean?
As a verb, "holzen" means: Bäume fällen, Holz hacken oder Ähnliches; Holzschlag ausüben
How do you pronounce "holzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "holzen" is [ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "holzen" come from?
"holzen" 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 "holzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

horcht#93,072ignore#93,094Jauche#93,116Jobber#93,119

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list