Ombudsmann
[ˈɔmbʊt͡sˌman]
The verdict
“Ombudsmann” is uncommon German (frequency #81,947 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,947
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vertreter eines Personenkreises in nichtgerichtlichen Streitfällen gegenüber einer Organisation, Firma oder Institution
Corpus desk
Index DE-ombudsmann · Ombudsmann · German
Ombudsmann · rank #81,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,947
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH okkulte
Nearest frequency peer: okkulte (-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 „Ombudsmann“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Oettingen
Oettingen
18,058 corpus weight
- okkulte
okkulte
18,055 corpus weight
- Ombudsmann
Ombudsmann
18,054 corpus weight
- opferten
opferten
18,052 corpus weight
- Oppositions…
Oppositionspolitiker
18,051 corpus weight
- Organisatio…
Organisationsformen
18,050 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ombudsmann“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ombudsmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔmbʊt͡sˌman] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,947 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ombudsmann“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ombudsmann is uncommon German at frequency #81,947 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔmbʊt͡sˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vertreter eines Personenkreises in nichtgerichtlichen Streitfällen gegenüber einer Organisation, Firma oder Institution".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ombudsmann, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ombudsmann, spelled O-M-B-U-D-S-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vertreter eines Personenkreises in nichtgerichtlichen Streitfällen gegenüber einer Organisation, Firma oder Institution
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ombudsmann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ombudsmann der Versicherung konnte den Streitfall zur Zufriedenheit des Kunden lösen.
„Der Bonner Juraprofessor Wolfgang Löwer, Sprecher des »Ombudsmanns« der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, war nach seinen Angaben bereits an vier oder fünf Verfahren beteiligt, an deren Ende die Doktoren keinen Titel mehr hatten.“
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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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