Pupille

[puˈpɪlə]

/[puˈpɪlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pupille” is uncommon German (frequency #64,627 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,627
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - natürliche Öffnung in der Iris des Auges, durch die das Licht in das Innere des Auges einfallen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-pupille · Pupille · German

Pupille · rank #64,627 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,627
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH punktuelle

Nearest frequency peer: punktuelle (-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 „Pupille“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pupille
PropertyValue
HeadwordPupille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[puˈpɪlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,627
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pupille“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pupillefällt 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: „punktuelle“ (#64,626), „Pädiatrie“ (#64,628), „Prälaten“ (#64,625). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pupille“ bei #64,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pupille is uncommon German at frequency #64,627 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [puˈpɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "natürliche Öffnung in der Iris des Auges, durch die das Licht in das Innere des Auges einfallen kann".

Pupille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pupille, spelled P-U-P-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    natürliche Öffnung in der Iris des Auges, durch die das Licht in das Innere des Auges einfallen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei Personen, die unter bestimmten Drogen stehen, steht die Pupille oft auffällig weit.
  2. Der Augenarzt träufelte mir ein Medikament ins Auge, damit sich die Pupille erweitert.

Synonyms

AugensternSehloch

This word in other languages

pupil(English)niña(Español)pupille(Français)pupila(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 "Pupille"?
"Pupille" is spelled P-U-P-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [puˈpɪlə].
What does "Pupille" mean?
As a noun, "Pupille" means: natürliche Öffnung in der Iris des Auges, durch die das Licht in das Innere des Auges einfallen kann
How do you pronounce "Pupille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pupille" is [puˈpɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pupille" come from?
"Pupille" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

profane#64,622rastlos#64,632redding#64,637Pogrome#64,609

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list