Öhringen

[ˈøːʁɪŋən]

/[ˈøːʁɪŋən]/ name

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The verdict

“Öhringen” is uncommon German (frequency #73,169 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,169
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ohringen · Öhringen · German

Öhringen · rank #73,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,169
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH être

Nearest frequency peer: être (-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 „Öhringen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Öhringen
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖhringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈøːʁɪŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,169
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Öhringen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Öhringenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „être“ (#73,168), „ätzenden“ (#73,167), „ächzt“ (#73,166). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Öhringen“ bei #73,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Öhringen is uncommon German at frequency #73,169 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈøːʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Öhringen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Öhringen, spelled Ö-H-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Öhringen liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Öhringen"?
"Öhringen" is spelled Ö-H-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈøːʁɪŋən].
What does "Öhringen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Öhringen" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Öhringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Öhringen" is [ˈøːʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Öhringen" come from?
"Öhringen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ätzenden#73,167zyklisch#73,165übereilt#73,174Abendrot#73,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list