Augenhöhle

[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]

/[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Augenhöhle” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,389 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#75,389
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - knöcherne Vertiefung im Schädel, in der der Augapfel liegt

Key facts for Augenhöhle
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugenhöhle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Augenhöhle” 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). Augenhöhle 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 Augenhöhle is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,389 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Augenhöhle”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-G-E-N-H-Ö-H-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌhøːlə] (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