Thorax
German, noun/ˈtoːʁaks/
Thorax is spelled T-H-O-R-A-X (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Thorax is a German masculine noun meaning “thorax (region of the mammalian body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Brustkorb beim Menschen und allen Wirbeltieren, der die inneren Organe schützend verbirgt”.
What does Thorax mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethorax (region of the mammalian body)
- 2
masculinethorax (middle division of certain arthropods)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Brustkorb beim Menschen und allen Wirbeltieren, der die inneren Organe schützend verbirgt 2. mittlerer Teil von Gliederfüßern
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 Thorax
- Thoraxes genitive
- Thoraxe plural
- Thoraces plural
- Thoraxen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Thorax?
- /ˈtoːʁaks/
- [ˈtoːʁaks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Thorax
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Thorax in German?
Thorax appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).