Ohrstecker
[ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛkɐ]
The verdict
“Ohrstecker” is uncommon German (frequency #68,540 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,540
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schmuckstück für das Ohr(läppchen) mit einem kleinen Stift, der durch ein Loch im Ohr gesteckt wird und von der Rückseite durch einen Verschluss gegen Herausfallen gesichert ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ohrstecker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛkɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,540 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ohrstecker” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ohrstecker is uncommon German at frequency #68,540 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmuckstück für das Ohr(läppchen) mit einem kleinen Stift, der durch ein Loch im Ohr gesteckt wird und von der Rückseite durch einen Verschluss gegen Herausfallen gesichert ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ohrstecker, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ohrstecker, spelled O-H-R-S-T-E-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schmuckstück für das Ohr(läppchen) mit einem kleinen Stift, der durch ein Loch im Ohr gesteckt wird und von der Rückseite durch einen Verschluss gegen Herausfallen gesichert ist
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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Using “Ohrstecker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-H-R-S-T-E-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛkɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.