ortsgebunden
[ˈɔʁt͡sɡəˌbʊndn̩]
The verdict
“ortsgebunden” 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) - an einen festen Ort gebunden
Corpus desk
Index DE-ortsgebunden · ortsgebunden · German
ortsgebunden · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ortsgebunden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁt͡sɡəˌbʊndn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ortsgebunden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ortsgebunden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɔʁt͡sɡəˌbʊndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an einen festen Ort gebunden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ortsgebunden in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ortsgebunden, spelled O-R-T-S-G-E-B-U-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1an einen festen Ort gebunden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ortsgebunden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei der Baustellenfertigung […] handelt es sich um ein Ablaufprinzip, bei dem die Arbeitskräfte und Produktionsmittel zum Platz des ortsgebundenen Arbeitsgegenstandes, der Baustelle, gebracht werden.“
Synonyms
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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.