Orang-Utan
[ˈoːʁaŋˈʔuːtan]
The verdict
“Orang-Utan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primatengattung aus der Familie der Menschenaffen
Corpus desk
Index DE-orang-utan · Orang-Utan · German
Orang-Utan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Orang-Utan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːʁaŋˈʔuːtan] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Orang-Utan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Orang-Utan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːʁaŋˈʔuːtan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Orang-Utan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Orang-Utan, spelled O-R-A-N-G---U-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Primatengattung aus der Familie der Menschenaffen
- 2kurz für Orang-Utan-Eröffnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Orang-Utan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Hagenbecks Tierpark wurde gerade ein Haus für Orang-Utans gebaut.
„Der Gesichtswinkel der Orang-Utans ähnelte dem der Australier und Hottentotten, man rechne sie deshalb zu den Menschenaffen.“
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.