-horst
[hɔʁst]
The verdict
“-horst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ortsnamengrundwort für Wald, bewirtschafteter Wald, Buschwerk
Corpus desk
Index DE-horst · -horst · German
-horst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -horst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [hɔʁst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-horst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-horst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [hɔʁst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ortsnamengrundwort für Wald, bewirtschafteter Wald, Buschwerk".
Zero misspellings are on record for -horst in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is -horst, spelled --H-O-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1Ortsnamengrundwort für Wald, bewirtschafteter Wald, Buschwerk
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -horst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Isselhorst, ein Stadtteil von Gütersloh, könnte ›Gehölz der Gisela‹ bedeuten.
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.