Treibholz

[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s]

/[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Treibholz” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,399 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,399
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Holzstücke, die vom Wasser angeschwemmt werden

Key facts for Treibholz
PropertyValue
HeadwordTreibholz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Treibholz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Treibholz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Treibholz is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,399 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Holzstücke, die vom Wasser angeschwemmt werden".

Treibholz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Treibholz, spelled T-R-E-I-B-H-O-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Holzstücke, die vom Wasser angeschwemmt werden

This word in other languages

driftwood(English)bois flotté(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 "Treibholz"?
"Treibholz" is spelled T-R-E-I-B-H-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s].
What does "Treibholz" mean?
As a noun, "Treibholz" means: Holzstücke, die vom Wasser angeschwemmt werden
How do you pronounce "Treibholz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Treibholz" is [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Treibholz" come from?
"Treibholz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Treibholz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-E-I-B-H-O-L-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌhɔlt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list