Ortsvorsteherin
[ˈɔʁt͡sfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Ortsvorsteherin” is uncommon German (frequency #94,707 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,707
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die einem Ort vorsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-ortsvorsteherin · Ortsvorsteherin · German
Ortsvorsteherin · rank #94,707 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,707
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 14,908
- PHOTO-FINISH organizations
Nearest frequency peer: organizations (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ortsvorsteherin”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- OmU
OmU
5,300 corpus weight
- OOP
OOP
5,299 corpus weight
- Opioid
Opioid
5,298 corpus weight
- opulente
opulente
5,296 corpus weight
- organizatio…
organizations
5,295 corpus weight
- Ortsvorsteh…
Ortsvorsteherin
5,294 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ortsvorsteherin” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ortsvorsteherin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁt͡sfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #94,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ortsvorsteherin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ortsvorsteherin is uncommon German at frequency #94,707 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁt͡sfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die einem Ort vorsteht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ortsvorsteherin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ortsvorsteherin, spelled O-R-T-S-V-O-R-S-T-E-H-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die einem Ort vorsteht
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ortsvorsteherin", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.