Ohrhörer

[ˈoːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɐ]

/[ˈoːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Ohrhörer” is uncommon German (frequency #94,700 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,700
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr kleiner Schallwandler, der an oder in den Ohren getragen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ohrhorer · Ohrhörer · German

Ohrhörer · rank #94,700 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,700
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH OmU

Nearest frequency peer: OmU (+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 „Ohrhörer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ohrhörer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ohrhörer
PropertyValue
HeadwordOhrhörer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,700
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ohrhörer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ohrhörerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „OmU“ (#94,701), „OOP“ (#94,702), „Oehme“ (#94,697). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ohrhörer“ bei #94,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ohrhörer is uncommon German at frequency #94,700 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr kleiner Schallwandler, der an oder in den Ohren getragen wird".

Ohrhörer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ohrhörer, spelled O-H-R-H-Ö-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr kleiner Schallwandler, der an oder in den Ohren getragen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ohrhörer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ergonomisch geformte, leichte Ohrhörer mit Geräuschisolierung bieten hohen Komfort.
  2. „Apple hatte die Technik, bei der die Ohrhörer per Funk und nicht per Kabel miteinander verbunden sind, mit seinen Kopfhörern massentauglich gemacht und zu einem Milliardengeschäft ausgebaut.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ohrhörer"?
"Ohrhörer" is spelled O-H-R-H-Ö-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɐ].
What does "Ohrhörer" mean?
As a noun, "Ohrhörer" means: sehr kleiner Schallwandler, der an oder in den Ohren getragen wird
How do you pronounce "Ohrhörer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ohrhörer" is [ˈoːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ohrhörer" come from?
"Ohrhörer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ohrhörer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list