Wangenknochen
[ˈvaŋənˌknɔxn̩]
The verdict
“Wangenknochen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,092 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,092
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Knochenvorsprung unter den Augenhöhlen, der den Oberkiefer mit dem Schläfenbein verbindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-wangenknochen · Wangenknochen · German
Wangenknochen · rank #73,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,092
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wandstärke
Nearest frequency peer: Wandstärke (-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 „Wangenknochen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Waldmeister
Waldmeister
26,912 corpus weight
- Walkers
Walkers
26,911 corpus weight
- Wandstärke
Wandstärke
26,910 corpus weight
- Wangenknoch…
Wangenknochen
26,909 corpus weight
- Wartungskos…
Wartungskosten
26,907 corpus weight
- Wasserbett
Wasserbett
26,906 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wangenknochen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wangenknochen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaŋənˌknɔxn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #73,092 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wangenknochen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wangenknochen is uncommon German at frequency #73,092 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaŋənˌknɔxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Knochenvorsprung unter den Augenhöhlen, der den Oberkiefer mit dem Schläfenbein verbindet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wangenknochen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wangenknochen, spelled W-A-N-G-E-N-K-N-O-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Knochenvorsprung unter den Augenhöhlen, der den Oberkiefer mit dem Schläfenbein verbindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wangenknochen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hatte die gleichen herabhängenden Schultern und kräftigen Wangenknochen.“
„Ihre hohen Wangenknochen machten sie früher sexy, schätze ich, inzwischen lassen sie sie streng wirken.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).