Augenklappe

[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌklapə]

/[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌklapə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Augenklappe” is uncommon German (frequency #87,425 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,425
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flache Schale als Abdeckung für ein Auge

Corpus desk

Index DE-augenklappe · Augenklappe · German

Augenklappe · rank #87,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,425
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aufwandes

Nearest frequency peer: Aufwandes (-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 „Augenklappe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Augenklappe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugenklappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌklapə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenklappe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Augenklappefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aufwandes“ (#87,424), „AUR“ (#87,426), „aufpumpen“ (#87,423). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Augenklappe“ bei #87,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augenklappe is uncommon German at frequency #87,425 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌklapə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "flache Schale als Abdeckung für ein Auge".

Zero misspellings are on record for Augenklappe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Augenklappe, spelled A-U-G-E-N-K-L-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    flache Schale als Abdeckung für ein Auge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Gärtner mustert mich aus einem Auge – eine Augenklappe verdeckt das andere.“
  2. „Dem Seemann fällt auf, dass der Pirat ein Holzbein, statt einer Hand nur einen Haken hat und eine Augenklappe trägt.“

This word in other languages

cache-œil(Français)tapa-olho(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 "Augenklappe"?
"Augenklappe" is spelled A-U-G-E-N-K-L-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌklapə].
What does "Augenklappe" mean?
As a noun, "Augenklappe" means: flache Schale als Abdeckung für ein Auge
How do you pronounce "Augenklappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augenklappe" is [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌklapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augenklappe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ausgemessen#87,430aufbewahrte#87,418auszurauben#87,440Bandscheibe#87,452

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list