ornithologisch
[ɔʁnitoˈloːɡɪʃ]
The verdict
“ornithologisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der Sicht der Vogelkunde; die Ornithologie betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ornithologisch · ornithologisch · German
ornithologisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | ornithologisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɔʁnitoˈloːɡɪʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ornithologisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ornithologisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔʁnitoˈloːɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus der Sicht der Vogelkunde; die Ornithologie betreffend".
No misspelling variants are generated for ornithologisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ornithologisch, spelled O-R-N-I-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1aus der Sicht der Vogelkunde; die Ornithologie betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ornithologisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ornithologische Besonderheiten sind die vielen seltenen Wasser- und Küstenvögel, die auf der Insel ihre Brutreviere haben oder als Zugvögel nur zeitweise auf Sylt leben bzw. rasten.
Sein Vater war einer der ausgezeichnetsten Kenner und sorgfältigsten Beobachter der heimischen Vogelwelt, der unermüdlich jede freie Zeit ornithologischen Studien widmete.
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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.