Holzkiste
[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə]
The verdict
“Holzkiste” is uncommon German (frequency #79,300 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,300
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kiste, hergestellt aus Holz
Corpus desk
Index DE-holzkiste · Holzkiste · German
Holzkiste · rank #79,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,300
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH homogenes
Nearest frequency peer: homogenes (+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 „Holzkiste“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Hofdamen
Hofdamen
20,704 corpus weight
- Hofnarr
Hofnarr
20,703 corpus weight
- Holzkiste
Holzkiste
20,701 corpus weight
- homogenes
homogenes
20,700 corpus weight
- Hongkongs
Hongkongs
20,699 corpus weight
- Horrorfilmen
Horrorfilmen
20,698 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Holzkiste“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Holzkiste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,300 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzkiste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Holzkiste is uncommon German at frequency #79,300 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Holzkiste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Holzkiste, spelled H-O-L-Z-K-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Kiste, hergestellt aus Holz
- 2Kiste, zur Aufbewahrung von Brennholz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Holzkiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bühnenbild und Requisiten sind, in großen Holzkisten verladen, im Lkw von Berlin nach Paris gefahren worden.“
„Daneben türmten sich bis zur Decke Fässer und Holzkisten.“
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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