Ohrläppchen

[ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən]

/[ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ohrläppchen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,047 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,047
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unterer, zipfelartiger Teil des (menschlichen) Außenohrs

Key facts for Ohrläppchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordOhrläppchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,047
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ohrläppchen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ohrläppchen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ohrläppchen is uncommon German at frequency #59,047 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unterer, zipfelartiger Teil des (menschlichen) Außenohrs".

Ohrläppchen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ohrläppchen, spelled O-H-R-L-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterer, zipfelartiger Teil des (menschlichen) Außenohrs

This word in other languages

ear lobe(English)lóbulo(Español)lobe(Français)lóbulo(Português)

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 "Ohrläppchen"?
"Ohrläppchen" is spelled O-H-R-L-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən].
What does "Ohrläppchen" mean?
As a noun, "Ohrläppchen" means: unterer, zipfelartiger Teil des (menschlichen) Außenohrs
How do you pronounce "Ohrläppchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ohrläppchen" is [ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ohrläppchen" come from?
"Ohrläppchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Ohrläppchen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is O-H-R-L-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈoːɐ̯ˌlɛpçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list