orientace
[ˈʔɔrɪjɛntat͡sɛ]
The verdict
“orientace” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Sich-zurecht-Finden im Raum, zum Beispiel im Gelände, in Bauwerken, in Städten; Orientierung
Corpus desk
Index DE-orientace · orientace · German
orientace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | orientace |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʔɔrɪjɛntat͡sɛ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „orientace“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
orientace is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʔɔrɪjɛntat͡sɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for orientace, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is orientace, spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1das Sich-zurecht-Finden im Raum, zum Beispiel im Gelände, in Bauwerken, in Städten; Orientierung
- 2Haltung, Einstellung, Ausrichtung, zum Beispiel in politischen Fragen oder auch Fragen der Sexualität; Orientierung
- 3Lage hinsichtlich der örtlichen Richtung, zum Beispiel der Himmelsrichtung; Orientierung, Ausrichtung
- 4Information; Orientierung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how orientace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Podle něj může být citlivost vůči magnetickému poli u švábů důležitá pro orientaci, byť jen na několika metrech.“
Tento nový trend je dalším příkladem orientace spotřebitele na produkty ze dřeva jakožto obnovitelné suroviny.
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.