Kehle
German, noun/ˈkeːlə/
Kehle is spelled K-E-H-L-E (5 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written German, the 11,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kehle is a German feminine noun meaning “throat (front of the neck)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre”.
What does Kehle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethroat (front of the neck)
Der Husten kam tief aus der Kehle.
- 2
femininefillet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unter dem Kinn gelegener Teil des Halses; Bezeichnung für Luftröhre oder Speiseröhre 2. Kante am Dach, an der zwei Dachflächen aufeinander treffen, die zusammen eine Innenecke bilden 3. rückseitiger Teil eines Festungswerkes 4. negative Ausrundung einer Kante (Hohlkehle)
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 Kehle
- Kehlen plural
- Kehlchen diminutive neuter
- Kehllein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kehle?
- /ˈkeːlə/
- [ˈkeːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kehle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kehle in German?
Kehle appears 5.6 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).