holzen
[ˈhɔlt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“holzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,070 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #93,070
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bäume fällen, Holz hacken oder Ähnliches; Holzschlag ausüben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | holzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɔlt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #93,070 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “holzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for holzen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 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
- 1Bäume fällen, Holz hacken oder Ähnliches; Holzschlag ausüben
- 2ohne Sorgfalt arbeiten oder ohne Behutsamkeit mit etwas umgehen
- 3ein von vielen Zweikämpfen und Fouls geprägtes, unfaires und hartes Spiel bestreiten
- 4hart und unsauber, ohne jegliches Gefühl für das verwendete Musikinstrument, spielen
- 5an einer Prügelei teilnehmen, sich prügeln
- 6(auf der Flucht) auf einen Baum fliegen oder dies von Baum zu Baum tun
- 7(auf der Flucht) auf einen Baum klettern oder von Baum zu Baum springen
- 8etwas mit Holz bedecken oder beschlagen
- 9(ein Feuer) mit Brennholz versorgen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “holzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-O-L-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.