Ohrloch
German, noun/ˈoːʁˌlɔx/
Ohrloch is spelled O-H-R-L-O-C-H (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ohrloch is a German neuter noun meaning “a puncture or piercing in the ear(lobe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in die Ohrmuschel, meist ins Ohrläppchen gestochenes Loch, an dem Schmuck getragen wird”.
What does Ohrloch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera puncture or piercing in the ear(lobe)
Meine Mutter sagt, nächstes Jahr darf ich mir Ohrlöcher stechen lassen.
- 2
neuterthe orifice of the ear
Man soll Wattestäbchen nicht zu tief ins Ohrloch stecken.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in die Ohrmuschel, meist ins Ohrläppchen gestochenes Loch, an dem Schmuck getragen wird 2. Öffnung des Gehörgangs nach außen
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 Ohrloch
- Ohrlochs genitive
- Ohrloches genitive
- Ohrlöcher plural
- Ohrlöchlein diminutive neuter
- Ohrlöchelchen diminutive neuter
- Ohrloche dative singular
- Ohrlöchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ohrloch?
- /ˈoːʁˌlɔx/
- [ˈʔoːɐ̯ˌlɔx]
- [ʔɔɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ohrloch in German?
Ohrloch appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).