orthopädisch

[ɔʁtoˈpɛːdɪʃ]

/[ɔʁtoˈpɛːdɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Orthopädie betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, mithilfe der Orthopädie

Corpus desk

Index DE-orthopadisch · orthopädisch · German

orthopädisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 orthopädisch
PropertyValue
Headwordorthopädisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔʁtoˈpɛːdɪʃ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „orthopädisch“ im Deutschen

orthopädischsitzt 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

orthopädisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔʁtoˈpɛːdɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Orthopädie betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, mithilfe der Orthopädie".

No misspelling variants are generated for orthopädisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 orthopädisch, spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-Ä-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Orthopädie betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, mithilfe der Orthopädie

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Analog der orthopädischen Fixierung sollte das Festbinden auf den Zwangsstuhl die Unbotmäßigkeit des Irren, seine geistige Verkrümmung, korrigieren, begradigen.“

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 "orthopädisch"?
"orthopädisch" is spelled O-R-T-H-O-P-Ä-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁtoˈpɛːdɪʃ].
What does "orthopädisch" mean?
As an adjective, "orthopädisch" means: die Orthopädie betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, mithilfe der Orthopädie
How do you pronounce "orthopädisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orthopädisch" is [ɔʁtoˈpɛːdɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orthopädisch" come from?
"orthopädisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list