Nickhaut
German, noun/ˈnɪkˌhaʊ̯t/
Nickhaut is spelled N-I-C-K-H-A-U-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 289,823rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nickhaut is a German feminine noun meaning “nictitating membrane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hautfalte im nasenseitigen Augenwinkel, die bei vielen Wirbeltieren das Auge bedecken kann”.
What does Nickhaut mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenictitating membrane
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hautfalte im nasenseitigen Augenwinkel, die bei vielen Wirbeltieren das Auge bedecken kann
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 Nickhaut
- Nickhäute plural
- Nickhäuten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nickhaut?
- /ˈnɪkˌhaʊ̯t/
- [ˈnɪkˌhaʊ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nickhaut in German?
Nickhaut appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).