Hornochse
[ˈhɔʁnʔɔksə]
The verdict
“Hornochse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine große Dummheit begangen hat; jemand, der einfältig und unverständig ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-hornochse · Hornochse · German
Hornochse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Hornochse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔʁnʔɔksə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hornochse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hornochse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔʁnʔɔksə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der eine große Dummheit begangen hat; jemand, der einfältig und unverständig ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hornochse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hornochse, spelled H-O-R-N-O-C-H-S-E.
Definition
- 1jemand, der eine große Dummheit begangen hat; jemand, der einfältig und unverständig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hornochse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Du Hornochse!“, ruft der Radfahrer wütend, nachdem ihn der Autofahrer beinahe überfahren hätte.
Welche Hornochsen haben bloß ein Gebäude geplant, das erst mit 10 Jahren Verspätung genutzt werden kann?
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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.