Holzkiste

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holzkiste
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzkiste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzkiste“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Holzkistefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „homogenes“ (#79,301), „Hofnarr“ (#79,298), „Hongkongs“ (#79,302). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzkiste“ bei #79,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Kiste, hergestellt aus Holz
  2. 2
    Kiste, zur Aufbewahrung von Brennholz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bühnenbild und Requisiten sind, in großen Holzkisten verladen, im Lkw von Berlin nach Paris gefahren worden.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Holzkiste"?
"Holzkiste" is spelled H-O-L-Z-K-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə].
What does "Holzkiste" mean?
As a noun, "Holzkiste" means: Kiste, hergestellt aus Holz
How do you pronounce "Holzkiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Holzkiste" is [ˈhɔlt͡sˌkɪstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Holzkiste" come from?
"Holzkiste" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list