orthogonal
German, adjective[ɔʁtoɡoˈnaːl]
orthogonal is spelled O-R-T-H-O-G-O-N-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orthogonal is a German adjective meaning “orthogonal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem Winkel von 90° zueinander stehend”.
What does orthogonal mean in English?
adjective
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orthogonal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in einem Winkel von 90° zueinander stehend
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 orthogonal
- orthogonaler masculine nominative singular
- orthogonale feminine nominative singular
- orthogonales neuter nominative singular
- orthogonalen genitive masculine singular
- orthogonalem dative masculine singular
- der orthogonale definite includes-article masculine
- die orthogonale definite feminine includes-article
- das orthogonale definite includes-article neuter
- die orthogonalen definite includes-article nominative
- des orthogonalen definite genitive includes-article
- der orthogonalen definite feminine genitive
- dem orthogonalen dative definite includes-article
- den orthogonalen dative definite includes-article
- [1] ⟂ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orthogonal?
- [ɔʁtoɡoˈnaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orthogonal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orthogonal in German?
orthogonal appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).