Ort
German, noun/ɔʁt/
Ort is spelled O-R-T (3 letters) and appears 204 times per million words in written German, the 420th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ort is a German masculine noun meaning “place, location, point, position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “lokalisierbarer, begrenzter Platz, definierte Stelle (punktförmig oder ausgedehnt) auf einer Fläche oder im…”.
What does Ort mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplace, location, point, position
vor Ort
- 2
masculineplace of abode, settled dwelling, village, town
- 3
masculinethe collective of inhabitants of such a settlement
- 4
masculinelocus, point (plural Örter)
- 5
Switzerlanddatedmasculinecanton (plural Orte; also neuter)
noun
- 1
neuterobsoleteend, limit
- 2
neuterend of a shaft or adit
noun
- 1
datedmasculineneuterawl
- 2
masculineneuterobsoletepoint (of a weapon), tip
noun
- 1
masculineneuterobsoleteof a Reichstaler (coin)
- 2
masculineneuterobsoleteof a Quent (unit of mass)
- 3
masculineneuterobsoleteof a Kanne, Pfanne, Maß (unit of volume)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lokalisierbarer, begrenzter Platz, definierte Stelle (punktförmig oder ausgedehnt) auf einer Fläche oder im Raum 2. geografisch definierte Siedlung 3. die Bevölkerung von ^([2]) 4. Stadtstaat, Land, der beziehungsweise das der Alten Eidgenossenschaft angehörte oder aber mit dieser verbündet war
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ort
- Ortes genitive
- Orts genitive
- Orte plural
- Örter jargon plural
- Örtchen diminutive neuter
- Orten dative definite plural
- Örtern dative definite jargon
- Örtel diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ort?
- /ɔʁt/
- [ʔɔʁt]
- [ʔɔɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ort
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ort in German?
Ort appears 204 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).