Kerbholz
[ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s]
The verdict
“Kerbholz” is uncommon German (frequency #98,679 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,679
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Holzstück, in das durch Einritzen von Kerben Schuldverhältnisse dokumentiert wurden
Corpus desk
Index DE-kerbholz · Kerbholz · German
Kerbholz · rank #98,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,679
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kenns
Nearest frequency peer: Kenns (-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 „Kerbholz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kellergewöl…
Kellergewölbe
1,325 corpus weight
- Kellerkind
Kellerkind
1,324 corpus weight
- Kenns
Kenns
1,323 corpus weight
- Kerbholz
Kerbholz
1,322 corpus weight
- Kernspintom…
Kernspintomographie
1,321 corpus weight
- Kettchen
Kettchen
1,320 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kerbholz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kerbholz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #98,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kerbholz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kerbholz is uncommon German at frequency #98,679 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Holzstück, in das durch Einritzen von Kerben Schuldverhältnisse dokumentiert wurden".
Kerbholz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kerbholz, spelled K-E-R-B-H-O-L-Z.
Definition
- 1Holzstück, in das durch Einritzen von Kerben Schuldverhältnisse dokumentiert wurden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kerbholz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kerbholz war bis ins Mittelalter die einfachste Form fälschungssicher Schuldverhältnisse zu dokumentieren.
Synonyms
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.
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