Orientierungshilfe

[oʁiɛnˈtiːʁʊŋsˌhɪlfə]

/[oʁiɛnˈtiːʁʊŋsˌhɪlfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Orientierungshilfe” is uncommon German (frequency #56,409 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,409
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, an dem man sich orientieren kann, bei der Orientierung helfende Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-orientierungshilfe · Orientierungshilfe · German

Orientierungshilfe · rank #56,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,409
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH orientalisch

Nearest frequency peer: orientalisch (-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 „Orientierungshilfe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Orientierungshilfe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Orientierungshilfe
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrientierungshilfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oʁiɛnˈtiːʁʊŋsˌhɪlfə]
Letters18
Frequency rank#56,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Orientierungshilfe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Orientierungshilfefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „orientalisch“ (#56,408), „origineller“ (#56,410), „Organs“ (#56,407). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Orientierungshilfe“ bei #56,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Orientierungshilfe is uncommon German at frequency #56,409 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oʁiɛnˈtiːʁʊŋsˌhɪlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, an dem man sich orientieren kann, bei der Orientierung helfende Sache".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Orientierungshilfe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Orientierungshilfe, spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-I-E-R-U-N-G-S-H-I-L-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, an dem man sich orientieren kann, bei der Orientierung helfende Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Orientierungshilfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Krawatte hätte Piloten in nebligen Nächten als Orientierungshilfe beim Landeanflug dienen können.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Orientierungshilfe"?
"Orientierungshilfe" is spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-I-E-R-U-N-G-S-H-I-L-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [oʁiɛnˈtiːʁʊŋsˌhɪlfə].
What does "Orientierungshilfe" mean?
As a noun, "Orientierungshilfe" means: etwas, an dem man sich orientieren kann, bei der Orientierung helfende Sache
How do you pronounce "Orientierungshilfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orientierungshilfe" is [oʁiɛnˈtiːʁʊŋsˌhɪlfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orientierungshilfe" come from?
"Orientierungshilfe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Orientierungshilfe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list