Orbiter
[ˈɔʁbɪtɐ]
The verdict
“Orbiter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raumfahrzeug, das einen Himmelskörper umkreist
Corpus desk
Index DE-orbiter · Orbiter · German
Orbiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Orbiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁbɪtɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Orbiter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Orbiter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁbɪtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raumfahrzeug, das einen Himmelskörper umkreist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Orbiter in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Orbiter, spelled O-R-B-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Raumfahrzeug, das einen Himmelskörper umkreist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Orbiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Ulysses-Mission schickten ESA und NASA einen Orbiter um die Sonne.
„Im Verlauf des vergangenen Jahres ist der Trace Gas Orbiter der Mission ExoMars unter Ausnutzung der Atmosphärenbremsung allmählich auf einen niedrigeren Orbit eingeschwenkt.“
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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.