Pharynx
German, noun[ˈfaːʁʏŋks]
Pharynx is spelled P-H-A-R-Y-N-X (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pharynx is a German masculine noun meaning “pharynx” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Schleimhaut ausgekleideter gemeinsamer Atem- und Speiseweg im Anschluss an die Mund- und Nasenhöhle bei…”.
What does Pharynx mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepharynx
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit Schleimhaut ausgekleideter gemeinsamer Atem- und Speiseweg im Anschluss an die Mund- und Nasenhöhle bei Menschen und Wirbeltieren
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 Pharynx
- Pharyngen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pharynx?
- [ˈfaːʁʏŋks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pharynx
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pharynx in German?
Pharynx appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).