Totholz

[ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s]

/[ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Totholz” is uncommon German (frequency #64,784 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,784
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit nicht mehr lebender Teile von Bäumen im Wald

Corpus desk

Index DE-totholz · Totholz · German

Totholz · rank #64,784 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,784
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tome

Nearest frequency peer: tome (-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 „Totholz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Totholz
PropertyValue
HeadwordTotholz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,784
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Totholz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tome“ (#64,783), „trainierst“ (#64,786), „tiers“ (#64,781). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Totholz“ bei #64,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Totholz is uncommon German at frequency #64,784 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Totholz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Totholz, spelled T-O-T-H-O-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit nicht mehr lebender Teile von Bäumen im Wald
  2. 2
    nicht nutzbarer Teil eines Wasserfahrzeugs unter der Wasseroberfläche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Denn Totholz ist im Wald der Anfang von allem.“
  2. „Velda bekam von der Besatzungsverwaltung die Genehmigung, das Totholz aus dem zwei Kilometer entfernten Wald zu holen, damit sie den Winter über heizen konnten.“

This word in other languages

bois mort(Français)

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 "Totholz"?
"Totholz" is spelled T-O-T-H-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s].
What does "Totholz" mean?
As a noun, "Totholz" means: Gesamtheit nicht mehr lebender Teile von Bäumen im Wald
How do you pronounce "Totholz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Totholz" is [ˈtoːtˌhɔlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Totholz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list