Eunuch
[ɔɪ̯ˈnuːx]
The verdict
“Eunuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch männlichen Geschlechts, der einer Kastration unterzogen wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-eunuch · Eunuch · German
Eunuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eunuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔɪ̯ˈnuːx] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eunuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eunuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔɪ̯ˈnuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensch männlichen Geschlechts, der einer Kastration unterzogen wurde".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Eunuch, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Eunuch, spelled E-U-N-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Mensch männlichen Geschlechts, der einer Kastration unterzogen wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Eunuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Antike standen Eunuchen im politischen und gesellschaftlichen Bereich im Rang von Ministern, in Byzanz waren sie hohe Offiziere.
„Ein hochgewachsener schwarzer Eunuch bedient die Wasserpfeife, an der sein Herr ohne Unterlass nuckelt.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.