Äuglein

[ˈɔɪ̯klaɪ̯n]

/[ˈɔɪ̯klaɪ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

“Äuglein” is uncommon German (frequency #88,586 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,586
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Auge

Corpus desk

Index DE-auglein · Äuglein · German

Äuglein · rank #88,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,586
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH älterem

Nearest frequency peer: älterem (-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 „Äuglein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Äuglein
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄuglein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔɪ̯klaɪ̯n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Äuglein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Äugleinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „älterem“ (#88,585), „Öffnungszeit“ (#88,587), „Zündschloss“ (#88,584). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „Äuglein“ bei #88,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Äuglein is uncommon German at frequency #88,586 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔɪ̯klaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Auge".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Äuglein, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Äuglein, spelled Ä-U-G-L-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Auge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seine Äuglein blitzten angriffslustig im blassen Vollmondgesicht, in dem die Hakennase wie ein Fremdkörper hervorstach.“
  2. „Angsterfüllt kniff das Kind die Äuglein zu und wagte eine Weile kaum zu atmen.“

Synonyms

Äugelchen

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 "Äuglein"?
"Äuglein" is spelled Ä-U-G-L-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔɪ̯klaɪ̯n].
What does "Äuglein" mean?
As a noun, "Äuglein" means: kleines Auge
How do you pronounce "Äuglein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Äuglein" is [ˈɔɪ̯klaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Äuglein" come from?
"Äuglein" 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 "Äuglein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list