Hotzenwald

[ˈhɔt͡sn̩ˌvalt]

/[ˈhɔt͡sn̩ˌvalt]/ name

The verdict

“Hotzenwald” is uncommon German (frequency #84,117 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,117
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Landschaft zwischen Südschwarzwald und Hochrhein im Südwesten Baden-Württembergs

Corpus desk

Index DE-hotzenwald · Hotzenwald · German

Hotzenwald · rank #84,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,117
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH huan

Nearest frequency peer: huan (+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 „Hotzenwald“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hotzenwald
PropertyValue
HeadwordHotzenwald
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhɔt͡sn̩ˌvalt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hotzenwald“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „huan“ (#84,118), „hospitality“ (#84,115), „humanities“ (#84,119). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hotzenwald“ bei #84,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hotzenwald is uncommon German at frequency #84,117 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhɔt͡sn̩ˌvalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Landschaft zwischen Südschwarzwald und Hochrhein im Südwesten Baden-Württembergs".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hotzenwald in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hotzenwald, spelled H-O-T-Z-E-N-W-A-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landschaft zwischen Südschwarzwald und Hochrhein im Südwesten Baden-Württembergs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Viele Freiburger scheinen den Hotzenwald zu lieben oder wollen ihn kennenlernen, denn sie bildeten neben den Schweizern aus dem Kanton Aargau das größte Kontingent.“
  2. „Vor 90 Jahren wurden auf dem Hotzenwald erste motorlose Flüge unternommen.“

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 "Hotzenwald"?
"Hotzenwald" is spelled H-O-T-Z-E-N-W-A-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔt͡sn̩ˌvalt].
What does "Hotzenwald" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hotzenwald" means: Landschaft zwischen Südschwarzwald und Hochrhein im Südwesten Baden-Württembergs
How do you pronounce "Hotzenwald"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hotzenwald" is [ˈhɔt͡sn̩ˌvalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hotzenwald" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list