Gehörknöchelchen
German, noun[ɡəˈhøːɐ̯ˌknœçl̩çən]
Gehörknöchelchen is spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-K-N-Ö-C-H-E-L-C-H-E-N (16 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gehörknöchelchen is a German neuter noun meaning “auditory ossicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Knochen, der für die Übertragung von Schwingungen vom Trommelfell zum Innenohr dient”.
What does Gehörknöchelchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterauditory ossicle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Knochen, der für die Übertragung von Schwingungen vom Trommelfell zum Innenohr dient
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gehörknöchelchen
- Gehörknöchelchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gehörknöchelchen?
- [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯ˌknœçl̩çən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gehörknöchelchen in German?
Gehörknöchelchen appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).