Ösophagus
[øˈzoːfaɡʊs]
The verdict
“Ösophagus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hohlorgan, das den Rachenraum mit dem Magen verbindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-osophagus · Ösophagus · German
Ösophagus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ö" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ösophagus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [øˈzoːfaɡʊs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ösophagus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ösophagus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [øˈzoːfaɡʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hohlorgan, das den Rachenraum mit dem Magen verbindet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ösophagus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ösophagus, spelled Ö-S-O-P-H-A-G-U-S.
Definition
- 1Hohlorgan, das den Rachenraum mit dem Magen verbindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ösophagus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ösophagus liegt zwischen Luftröhre und Wirbelsäule.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.