Nasenloch
[ˈnaːzn̩ˌlɔx]
The verdict
“Nasenloch” is uncommon German (frequency #80,721 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,721
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine von zwei Öffnungen der Nase, die in das Innere der Nase, die Nasenhöhle führt
Corpus desk
Index DE-nasenloch · Nasenloch · German
Nasenloch · rank #80,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,721
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH nani
Nearest frequency peer: nani (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nasenloch“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nama
Nama
19,283 corpus weight
- Namensrechte
Namensrechte
19,282 corpus weight
- nani
nani
19,281 corpus weight
- Nasenloch
Nasenloch
19,280 corpus weight
- naughty
naughty
19,278 corpus weight
- Nebeneffekte
Nebeneffekte
19,277 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nasenloch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nasenloch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːzn̩ˌlɔx] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #80,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nasenloch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nasenloch is uncommon German at frequency #80,721 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːzn̩ˌlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine von zwei Öffnungen der Nase, die in das Innere der Nase, die Nasenhöhle führt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nasenloch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nasenloch, spelled N-A-S-E-N-L-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine von zwei Öffnungen der Nase, die in das Innere der Nase, die Nasenhöhle führt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nasenloch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Charakteristisch sind die Grubenorgane, beidseitige Vertiefungen zwischen Nasenloch und Auge, die als Temperatursinnesorgane auch im Dunkeln ein räumliches Bild warmblütiger Tiere liefern und zum Aufspüren der Beute dienen.“
„Bobby hielt den Atem an, während ihm die Tiere wild gegen Ohren und Nasenlöcher taumelten.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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