Ornithologie

[ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː]

/[ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ornithologie” is uncommon German (frequency #93,382 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,382
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teilgebiet der Zoologie, das sich mit den Vögeln befasst

Key facts for Ornithologie
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrnithologie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ornithologie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ornithologie lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ornithologie is uncommon German at frequency #93,382 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilgebiet der Zoologie, das sich mit den Vögeln befasst".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ornithologie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ornithologie, spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilgebiet der Zoologie, das sich mit den Vögeln befasst

Synonyms

Vogelkunde

This word in other languages

ornithology(English)ornitología(Español)ornithologie(Français)ornitologia(Português)

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 "Ornithologie"?
"Ornithologie" is spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː].
What does "Ornithologie" mean?
As a noun, "Ornithologie" means: Teilgebiet der Zoologie, das sich mit den Vögeln befasst
How do you pronounce "Ornithologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ornithologie" is [ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ornithologie" come from?
"Ornithologie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Ornithologie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is O-R-N-I-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɔʁnitoloˈɡiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list