Ohrmuschel

[ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩]

/[ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ohrmuschel” is uncommon German (frequency #93,378 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,378
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die sichtbaren, äußeren Teile des menschlichen Ohres

Key facts for Ohrmuschel
PropertyValue
HeadwordOhrmuschel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ohrmuschel” 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). Ohrmuschel lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ohrmuschel is uncommon German at frequency #93,378 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die sichtbaren, äußeren Teile des menschlichen Ohres".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ohrmuschel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ohrmuschel, spelled O-H-R-M-U-S-C-H-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die sichtbaren, äußeren Teile des menschlichen Ohres

Synonyms

Außenohr

This word in other languages

auricle(English)pavillon(Français)conca(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 "Ohrmuschel"?
"Ohrmuschel" is spelled O-H-R-M-U-S-C-H-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩].
What does "Ohrmuschel" mean?
As a noun, "Ohrmuschel" means: die sichtbaren, äußeren Teile des menschlichen Ohres
How do you pronounce "Ohrmuschel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ohrmuschel" is [ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ohrmuschel" come from?
"Ohrmuschel" 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 “Ohrmuschel”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is O-H-R-M-U-S-C-H-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈoːɐ̯ˌmʊʃl̩] (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