Kehlkopf
German, noun/ˈkeːlkɔpf/
Kehlkopf is spelled K-E-H-L-K-O-P-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kehlkopf is a German masculine noun meaning “larynx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Organ im Hals, das am oberen Ende der Luftröhre sitzt und diese beim Schlucken verschließt”.
What does Kehlkopf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelarynx
- 2
informalmasculineAdam's apple
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organ im Hals, das am oberen Ende der Luftröhre sitzt und diese beim Schlucken verschließt
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 Kehlkopf
- Kehlkopfes genitive
- Kehlkopfs genitive
- Kehlköpfe plural
- Kehlkopfe dative singular
- Kehlköpfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kehlkopf?
- /ˈkeːlkɔpf/
- [ˈkeːlˌkɔp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kehlkopf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kehlkopf in German?
Kehlkopf appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).