Augenwinkel

[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Augenwinkel” is uncommon German (frequency #54,343 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,343
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von den Augenlidern gebildeter äußerer Rand des geöffneten Auges

Corpus desk

Index DE-augenwinkel · Augenwinkel · German

Augenwinkel · rank #54,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,343
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufzufüllen

Nearest frequency peer: aufzufüllen (-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 „Augenwinkel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Augenwinkel
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugenwinkel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenwinkel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufzufüllen“ (#54,342), „Ausbruchs“ (#54,344), „auftun“ (#54,341). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Augenwinkel“ bei #54,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augenwinkel is uncommon German at frequency #54,343 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von den Augenlidern gebildeter äußerer Rand des geöffneten Auges".

No misspelling variants are generated for Augenwinkel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Augenwinkel, spelled A-U-G-E-N-W-I-N-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    von den Augenlidern gebildeter äußerer Rand des geöffneten Auges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aus den Augenwinkeln beobachtet Eos, wie sich die Kellnerin vorbeugt, ihre Arme auf die Rückenlehne von Anraths Sitz legt und ihm dabei so nahe kommt, daß der Luftzug ihres Seufzers sein Ohr streift.“
  2. „In ihren Augenwinkeln glitzerten zwei, drei Tränen.“

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 "Augenwinkel"?
"Augenwinkel" is spelled A-U-G-E-N-W-I-N-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩].
What does "Augenwinkel" mean?
As a noun, "Augenwinkel" means: von den Augenlidern gebildeter äußerer Rand des geöffneten Auges
How do you pronounce "Augenwinkel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augenwinkel" is [ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augenwinkel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list