Schlüsselloch
German, noun/ˈʃlʏsl̩lɔx/
Schlüsselloch is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-L-O-C-H (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlüsselloch is a German neuter noun meaning “keyhole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Öffnung eines Schlosses, in welches ein Gegenstand zu Öffnung desjenigen eingesteckt wird”.
What does Schlüsselloch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterkeyhole
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Öffnung eines Schlosses, in welches ein Gegenstand zu Öffnung desjenigen eingesteckt wird
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 Schlüsselloch
- Schlüsselloches genitive
- Schlüssellochs genitive
- Schlüssellöcher plural
- Schlüsselloche dative singular
- Schlüssellöchern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlüsselloch?
- /ˈʃlʏsl̩lɔx/
- [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlüsselloch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlüsselloch in German?
Schlüsselloch appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).