Orthese

[ɔʁˈteːzə]

/[ɔʁˈteːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Orthese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hilfsmittel zur Stabilisierung und Entlastung von Körperteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-orthese · Orthese · German

Orthese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Orthese
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrthese
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁˈteːzə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Orthese“ im Deutschen

Orthesesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Orthese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔʁˈteːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hilfsmittel zur Stabilisierung und Entlastung von Körperteilen".

Orthese has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Orthese, spelled O-R-T-H-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hilfsmittel zur Stabilisierung und Entlastung von Körperteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Ruhigstellung und Stabilisierung wird Papineau in den nächsten Wochen eine Orthese tragen müssen und kann keinerlei Sport treiben.
  2. Und selbstverständlich war auch die Orthese am rechten Bein eine Hilfe, die ihr das Gehen erst ermöglicht.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Orthese"?
"Orthese" is spelled O-R-T-H-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁˈteːzə].
What does "Orthese" mean?
As a noun, "Orthese" means: Hilfsmittel zur Stabilisierung und Entlastung von Körperteilen
How do you pronounce "Orthese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orthese" is [ɔʁˈteːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orthese" come from?
"Orthese" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list