Achselhöhle

[ˈaksl̩ˌhøːlə]

/[ˈaksl̩ˌhøːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Achselhöhle” is uncommon German (frequency #78,834 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,834
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Grube unter dem Schultergelenk

Corpus desk

Index DE-achselhohle · Achselhöhle · German

Achselhöhle · rank #78,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,834
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzukühlen

Nearest frequency peer: abzukühlen (-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 „Achselhöhle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Achselhöhle
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchselhöhle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaksl̩ˌhøːlə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,834
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Achselhöhle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Achselhöhlefällt 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: „abzukühlen“ (#78,833), „achteten“ (#78,835), „abstecken“ (#78,832). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Achselhöhle“ bei #78,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Achselhöhle is uncommon German at frequency #78,834 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaksl̩ˌhøːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Grube unter dem Schultergelenk".

Achselhöhle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Achselhöhle, spelled A-C-H-S-E-L-H-Ö-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Grube unter dem Schultergelenk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Achselhöhle wird häufig die Körpertemperatur mit einem Fieberthermometer gemessen (axillare Temperaturmessung).“
  2. „Er legt ihr seine Hände in die Achselhöhlen und läßt sie abwärts zu den Hüften gleiten.“

Synonyms

AchselgrubeArmhöhleAchsel

This word in other languages

armpit(English)axila(Español)aisselle(Français)axila(Português)

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 "Achselhöhle"?
"Achselhöhle" is spelled A-C-H-S-E-L-H-Ö-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaksl̩ˌhøːlə].
What does "Achselhöhle" mean?
As a noun, "Achselhöhle" means: die Grube unter dem Schultergelenk
How do you pronounce "Achselhöhle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achselhöhle" is [ˈaksl̩ˌhøːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achselhöhle" come from?
"Achselhöhle" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgegrenzte#78,822amortisiert#78,850angerempelt#78,855zurückzogen#78,800

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list