Nasennebenhöhle
German, noun[ˈnaːzn̩ˌneːbn̩høːlə]
Nasennebenhöhle is spelled N-A-S-E-N-N-E-B-E-N-H-Ö-H-L-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written German, the 586,900th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nasennebenhöhle is a German feminine noun meaning “paranasal sinus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer der Hohlräume, die mit der Nasenhöhle verbunden sind und diese im Bereich der Nase und Augen paarig…”.
What does Nasennebenhöhle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparanasal sinus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einer der Hohlräume, die mit der Nasenhöhle verbunden sind und diese im Bereich der Nase und Augen paarig umgeben
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 Nasennebenhöhle
- Nasennebenhöhlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nasennebenhöhle?
- [ˈnaːzn̩ˌneːbn̩høːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nasennebenhöhle in German?
Nasennebenhöhle appears about once in every 87 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).