Öhrchen
German, noun[ˈøːɐ̯çən]
Öhrchen is spelled Ö-H-R-C-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Öhrchen is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Ohr; little ear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Ohr (oft als Kosewort)”.
What does Öhrchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Ohr; little ear
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Ohr (oft als Kosewort) 2. Botanik: Teil eines Blattes
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 Öhrchen
- Öhrchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Öhrchen?
- [ˈøːɐ̯çən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Öhrchen in German?
Öhrchen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).