orthographisches Wort
[ɔʁtoˌɡʁaːfɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt]
The verdict
“orthographisches Wort” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wort, das dadurch definiert ist, dass es aus einer ununterbrochenen Folge von Schriftzeichen besteht, die durch Interpunktionszeichen oder Lücken (Leerzeichen) begrenzt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orthographisches Wort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɔʁtoˌɡʁaːfɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “orthographisches Wort” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for orthographisches Wort is 21 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔʁtoˌɡʁaːfɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wort, das dadurch definiert ist, dass es aus einer ununterbrochenen Folge von Schriftzeichen besteht, die durch Interpunktionszeichen oder Lücken (Leerzeichen) begrenzt wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for orthographisches Wort, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is orthographisches Wort, spelled O-R-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-S-C-H-E-S- -W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, das dadurch definiert ist, dass es aus einer ununterbrochenen Folge von Schriftzeichen besteht, die durch Interpunktionszeichen oder Lücken (Leerzeichen) begrenzt wird
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.
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Using “orthographisches Wort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-R-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-S-C-H-E-S- -W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔʁtoˌɡʁaːfɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.