Hornhaut
German, noun/ˈhɔʁnˌhaʊ̯t/
Hornhaut is spelled H-O-R-N-H-A-U-T (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hornhaut is a German feminine noun meaning “callus, horny skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der gewölbte vordere Teil der äußeren Augenhaut”.
What does Hornhaut mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecallus, horny skin
- 2
femininecornea
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der gewölbte vordere Teil der äußeren Augenhaut 2. die äußerste Schicht der Epidermis (Oberhaut) 3. eine verdickte Hornschicht, häufig als Folge mechanischer Belastung
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 Hornhaut
- Hornhäute plural
- Hornhäuten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hornhaut?
- /ˈhɔʁnˌhaʊ̯t/
- [ˈhɔʁnˌhaʊ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hornhaut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hornhaut in German?
Hornhaut appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).