Neunauge
[ˈnɔɪ̯nˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Neunauge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr ursprüngliches fischartiges Tier mit aalartigem Körperbau und sieben Kiemenschlitzen auf jeder Seite
Corpus desk
Index DE-neunauge · Neunauge · German
Neunauge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Neunauge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɔɪ̯nˌʔaʊ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Neunauge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Neunauge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔɪ̯nˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr ursprüngliches fischartiges Tier mit aalartigem Körperbau und sieben Kiemenschlitzen auf jeder Seite".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Neunauge, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Neunauge, spelled N-E-U-N-A-U-G-E.
Definition
- 1sehr ursprüngliches fischartiges Tier mit aalartigem Körperbau und sieben Kiemenschlitzen auf jeder Seite
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Neunauge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Neunaugen sind heute sehr selten geworden.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.