Indischer Ozean
[ˌɪndɪʃɐ ˈoːt͡seaːn]
The verdict
“Indischer Ozean” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drittgrößter Ozean der Erde
Corpus desk
Index DE-indischer-ozean · Indischer Ozean · German
Indischer Ozean · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Indischer Ozean |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌɪndɪʃɐ ˈoːt͡seaːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Indischer Ozean“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Indischer Ozean is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɪndɪʃɐ ˈoːt͡seaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "drittgrößter Ozean der Erde".
Zero misspellings are on record for Indischer Ozean in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Indischer Ozean, spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-H-E-R- -O-Z-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1drittgrößter Ozean der Erde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Indischer Ozean appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein entschlossenes Vorgehen in Richtung Indischer Ozean liegt in unserem Interesse, damit der Gegner gehindert wird, in aller Ruhe und ohne Verluste eine starke Front im Mittleren Osten aufzubauen und zu unterhalten.“
„Sie erlebten kühne Hoffnungen und große Enttäuschungen, schöne Stunden am Stand [sic] des Indischen Ozeans und bange Nächte, in denen die Gewehrkugeln um die Häuser pfiffen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.