English–German
“wooden” in German
How to say “wooden” in German
“Wooden” in German is hölzern.
A rigid wooden surface suggests movement or speech that feels stiff rather than natural and lively.
Example sentences with hölzern
Die alte Hütte hatte hölzerne Wände.
The old hut had wooden walls.
Tips for using hölzern
- In attributive use, hölzern takes normal adjective endings, as in 'ein hölzerner Stuhl', but predicative use has no ending: 'Der Stuhl ist hölzern'.