hohlwangig
[ˈhoːlˌvaŋɪç]
The verdict
“hohlwangig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (infolge von Unterernährung oder Krankheit) eingefallene Wangen habend/aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hohlwangig · hohlwangig · German
hohlwangig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hohlwangig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhoːlˌvaŋɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hohlwangig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hohlwangig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhoːlˌvaŋɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(infolge von Unterernährung oder Krankheit) eingefallene Wangen habend/aufweisend".
hohlwangig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hohlwangig, spelled H-O-H-L-W-A-N-G-I-G.
Definition
- 1(infolge von Unterernährung oder Krankheit) eingefallene Wangen habend/aufweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hohlwangig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Zigeuner spielte von neuem zum Tanz auf, ein bleiches, hohlwangiges Weib schlug die Zither, und der kleine Buckelige handhabte das Triangel.“
„Entsetzt erkannte Reinhard in dem todblassen, hohlwangigen Geschöpf seine Tochter Eveline.“
Synonyms
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.