Holzhammer

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Holzhammer” is uncommon German (frequency #89,083 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,083
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzhammer · Holzhammer · German

Holzhammer · rank #89,083 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,083
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hosenbein

Nearest frequency peer: Hosenbein (+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 „Holzhammer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holzhammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzhammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzhammer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hosenbein“ (#89,084), „hott“ (#89,085), „Hobeln“ (#89,080). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzhammer“ bei #89,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holzhammer is uncommon German at frequency #89,083 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hammer aus Holz".

Zero misspellings are on record for Holzhammer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Holzhammer, spelled H-O-L-Z-H-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hammer aus Holz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Angeblich ha'mse ihm alle Knochen brechen müssen, dass er in seinen Sarg reinpasst. Der Coroner iss extra mit'm großen Holzhammer ran.“

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 "Holzhammer"?
"Holzhammer" is spelled H-O-L-Z-H-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ].
What does "Holzhammer" mean?
As a noun, "Holzhammer" means: Hammer aus Holz
How do you pronounce "Holzhammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holzhammer" is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holzhammer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Holzhammer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Hufschmied#89,086herrenlose#89,074inbrünstig#89,107Incentives#89,108

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list