Holztrift
[ˈhɔlt͡sˌtʁɪft]
The verdict
“Holztrift” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verfahren, einzelne, unverbundene Stämme auf Bächen und kleinen Flüssen zum Zielort zu schwemmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-holztrift · Holztrift · German
Holztrift · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Holztrift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔlt͡sˌtʁɪft] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Holztrift“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Holztrift is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔlt͡sˌtʁɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verfahren, einzelne, unverbundene Stämme auf Bächen und kleinen Flüssen zum Zielort zu schwemmen".
Holztrift doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Holztrift, spelled H-O-L-Z-T-R-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1Verfahren, einzelne, unverbundene Stämme auf Bächen und kleinen Flüssen zum Zielort zu schwemmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Holztrift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die alte Holztrift über kurze Strecken, bei der die Stämme allein die Flüsse hinabschwammen, konnte den Bedarf nicht mehr decken.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.