Augenbutter
[ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌbʊtɐ]
The verdict
“Augenbutter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zähflüssiges, weißgelbliches Sekret der Drüsen am Auge, das ein Überlaufen der Tränenflüssigkeit über die Lidkante verhindert
Corpus desk
Index DE-augenbutter · Augenbutter · German
Augenbutter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Augenbutter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌbʊtɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenbutter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Augenbutter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌbʊtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zähflüssiges, weißgelbliches Sekret der Drüsen am Auge, das ein Überlaufen der Tränenflüssigkeit über die Lidkante verhindert".
No misspelling variants are generated for Augenbutter in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Augenbutter, spelled A-U-G-E-N-B-U-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1zähflüssiges, weißgelbliches Sekret der Drüsen am Auge, das ein Überlaufen der Tränenflüssigkeit über die Lidkante verhindert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Augenbutter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die typische Bezeichnung der Augenbutter in der Gebrauchssprache ist „Schlaf“.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.