Onyx

[ˈoːnʏks]

/[ˈoːnʏks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Onyx” is uncommon German (frequency #56,404 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,404
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein undurchsichtiger, meist schwarz-weiß gestreifter Halbedelstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-onyx · Onyx · German

Onyx · rank #56,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,404
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH olympischer

Nearest frequency peer: olympischer (-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 „Onyx“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Onyx
PropertyValue
HeadwordOnyx
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːnʏks]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Onyx“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Onyxfällt 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: „olympischer“ (#56,403), „Okkupation“ (#56,402), „Organisationsform“ (#56,406). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Onyx“ bei #56,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Onyx is uncommon German at frequency #56,404 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːnʏks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein undurchsichtiger, meist schwarz-weiß gestreifter Halbedelstein".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Onyx, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Onyx, spelled O-N-Y-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein undurchsichtiger, meist schwarz-weiß gestreifter Halbedelstein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Onyx wird nur zu Schmuckstücken verarbeitet.
  2. „Mein lieber Bruder Giovanni machte mir einen herrlichen Onyx zum Geschenk, eine Gemme mit dem Basrelief einer schwimmenden Venus.“

This word in other languages

onyx(English)ónix(Español)onyx(Français)

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 "Onyx"?
"Onyx" is spelled O-N-Y-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːnʏks].
What does "Onyx" mean?
As a noun, "Onyx" means: ein undurchsichtiger, meist schwarz-weiß gestreifter Halbedelstein
How do you pronounce "Onyx"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Onyx" is [ˈoːnʏks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Onyx" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nuit#56,392muri#56,367rena#56,469mech#56,338

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list