Augenhöhle

[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]

/[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Augenhöhle” is uncommon German (frequency #75,389 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,389
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - knöcherne Vertiefung im Schädel, in der der Augapfel liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-augenhohle · Augenhöhle · German

Augenhöhle · rank #75,389 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,389
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufzukaufen

Nearest frequency peer: aufzukaufen (-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 „Augenhöhle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Augenhöhle
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugenhöhle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenhöhle“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Augenhöhlefällt 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: „aufzukaufen“ (#75,388), „aurea“ (#75,390), „Aufstiegen“ (#75,387). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Augenhöhle“ bei #75,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augenhöhle is uncommon German at frequency #75,389 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "knöcherne Vertiefung im Schädel, in der der Augapfel liegt".

Augenhöhle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Augenhöhle, spelled A-U-G-E-N-H-Ö-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    knöcherne Vertiefung im Schädel, in der der Augapfel liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dem Dortmunder Abwehrspieler sind nach BVB-Angaben drei Platten im Oberkiefer und in der Augenhöhle eingesetzt worden.“
  2. „Die leeren Augenhöhlen sahen mich an.“

Synonyms

Orbita

This word in other languages

eye socket(English)cuenca(Español)orbite(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 "Augenhöhle"?
"Augenhöhle" is spelled A-U-G-E-N-H-Ö-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə].
What does "Augenhöhle" mean?
As a noun, "Augenhöhle" means: knöcherne Vertiefung im Schädel, in der der Augapfel liegt
How do you pronounce "Augenhöhle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augenhöhle" is [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augenhöhle" come from?
"Augenhöhle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aufstiegen#75,387aufkreuzen#75,384aufbleiben#75,378auspressen#75,401

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list