Kerbholz

[ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s]

/[ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kerbholz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKerbholz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kerbholz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kerbholzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kenns“ (#98,678), „Kernspintomographie“ (#98,680), „Kellerkind“ (#98,677). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kerbholz“ bei #98,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Holzstück, in das durch Einritzen von Kerben Schuldverhältnisse dokumentiert wurden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Kerbholz war bis ins Mittelalter die einfachste Form fälschungssicher Schuldverhältnisse zu dokumentieren.

Synonyms

KerbstockZählholzZählstabTessel

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 "Kerbholz"?
"Kerbholz" is spelled K-E-R-B-H-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s].
What does "Kerbholz" mean?
As a noun, "Kerbholz" means: Holzstück, in das durch Einritzen von Kerben Schuldverhältnisse dokumentiert wurden
How do you pronounce "Kerbholz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kerbholz" is [ˈkɛʁpˌhɔlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kerbholz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list