ortsfest
[ˈɔʁt͡sˌfɛst]
The verdict
“ortsfest” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der örtlichen Lage unveränderbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-ortsfest · ortsfest · German
ortsfest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ortsfest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁt͡sˌfɛst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ortsfest“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ortsfest is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɔʁt͡sˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der örtlichen Lage unveränderbar".
ortsfest doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ortsfest, spelled O-R-T-S-F-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1in der örtlichen Lage unveränderbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ortsfest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seit Mitte der neunziger Jahre hat der Magnetpol im Norden einen Spurt eingelegt, sein Gegenpol hingegen verharrt seit einigen Jahren ziemlich ortsfest über der Antarktis.“
Synonyms
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.