Holzkreuz

[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]

/[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Holzkreuz” is uncommon German (frequency #78,123 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,123
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-holzkreuz · Holzkreuz · German

Holzkreuz · rank #78,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,123
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochwürden

Nearest frequency peer: Hochwürden (-2 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 „Holzkreuz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Holzkreuz
PropertyValue
HeadwordHolzkreuz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔlt͡sˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Holzkreuz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hochwürden“ (#78,121), „hotdogs“ (#78,125), „Hochs“ (#78,120). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Holzkreuz“ bei #78,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Holzkreuz is uncommon German at frequency #78,123 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kreuz, hergestellt aus Holz".

No misspelling variants are generated for Holzkreuz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Holzkreuz, spelled H-O-L-Z-K-R-E-U-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kreuz, hergestellt aus Holz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Erinnerung an den Unfall wurde ein Holzkreuz aufgestellt.
  2. „Israels Grab war ein Trichter geworden, an dessen Rand Stücke des Holzkreuzes halb verschüttet lagen.“

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

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Holzkreuz", 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