ökologischer Fußabdruck

[økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk]

/[økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk]/ phrase

The verdict

“ökologischer Fußabdruck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - notwendige Fläche auf der Erde pro Person, die für die Produktion von Gütern und Dienstleistungen (beispielsweise von Nahrung, Kleidung, Maschinen, Energie, Müllentsorgung, etc.) für den Menschen b...

Key facts for ökologischer Fußabdruck
PropertyValue
Headwordökologischer Fußabdruck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ökologischer Fußabdruck” sits in German frequency

ökologischer Fußabdruck falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ökologischer Fußabdruck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "notwendige Fläche auf der Erde pro Person, die für die Produktion von Gütern und Dienstleistungen (beispielsweise von Nahrung, Kleidung, Maschinen, Energie, Müllentsorgung, etc.) für den Menschen b...".

No misspelling variants are generated for ökologischer Fußabdruck in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ökologischer Fußabdruck, spelled Ö-K-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H-E-R- -F-U-S-S-A-B-D-R-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    notwendige Fläche auf der Erde pro Person, die für die Produktion von Gütern und Dienstleistungen (beispielsweise von Nahrung, Kleidung, Maschinen, Energie, Müllentsorgung, etc.) für den Menschen benötigt wird

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ökologischer Fußabdruck"?
"ökologischer Fußabdruck" is spelled Ö-K-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H-E-R- -F-U-SS-A-B-D-R-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk].
What does "ökologischer Fußabdruck" mean?
As a phrase, "ökologischer Fußabdruck" means: notwendige Fläche auf der Erde pro Person, die für die Produktion von Gütern und Dienstleistungen (beispielsweise von Nahrung, Kleidung, Maschinen, Energie, Müllentsorgung, etc.) für den Menschen b...
How do you pronounce "ökologischer Fußabdruck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ökologischer Fußabdruck" is [økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ökologischer Fußabdruck" come from?
"ökologischer Fußabdruck" 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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Using “ökologischer Fußabdruck”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ö-K-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H-E-R- -F-U-S-S-A-B-D-R-U-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈfuːsʔapˌdʁʊk] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list