Ohrstöpsel
[ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtœpsl̩]
The verdict
“Ohrstöpsel” is uncommon German (frequency #53,131 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,131
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verformbarer Gegenstand, der in die Ohren eingesetzt werden kann, um sie gegen Geräusche zu schützen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ohrstopsel · Ohrstöpsel · German
Ohrstöpsel · rank #53,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,131
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH Operatoren
Nearest frequency peer: Operatoren (+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 „Ohrstöpsel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- oberfränkis…
oberfränkischen
46,873 corpus weight
- objects
objects
46,872 corpus weight
- Ohrstöpsel
Ohrstöpsel
46,870 corpus weight
- Operatoren
Operatoren
46,869 corpus weight
- optimales
optimales
46,868 corpus weight
- orientalisc…
orientalischer
46,867 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ohrstöpsel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ohrstöpsel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtœpsl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #53,131 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ohrstöpsel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ohrstöpsel is uncommon German at frequency #53,131 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːɐ̯ˌʃtœpsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verformbarer Gegenstand, der in die Ohren eingesetzt werden kann, um sie gegen Geräusche zu schützen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ohrstöpsel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ohrstöpsel, spelled O-H-R-S-T-Ö-P-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1verformbarer Gegenstand, der in die Ohren eingesetzt werden kann, um sie gegen Geräusche zu schützen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ohrstöpsel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Um etwas aus ihm zu machen, beschloss ich, mir Ohrstöpsel zu kaufen, damit sich das Spiel in der nächsten Nacht nicht wiederholte.“
„Sie beide nähmen Ohrstöpsel, wegen eines wahnsinnigen Mopedfahrers, der bereits seit Langem, meist an den Wochenenden, kurz vor oder nach Mitternacht mit einem offenbar frisierten Kleinmotorrad mit Höllenlärm handabstand dicht an ihrem Haus vorbeirase und sie, die Einwohner terrorisiere.“
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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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