holzen

/[ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#93,070

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

holzen is aGermanverb. It means: Bäume fällen, Holz hacken oder Ähnliches; Holzschlag ausüben Pronounced [ˈhɔlt͡sn̩].

Key facts for holzen
PropertyValue
Headwordholzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of holzen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for holzen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,070 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for holzen in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is holzen, spelled H-O-L-Z-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #93,070 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.