Ortung

[ˈɔʁtʊŋ]

/[ˈɔʁtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ortung” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,117
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang der Bestimmung der Position von Objekten

Corpus desk

Index DE-ortung · Ortung · German

Ortung · rank #37,117 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,117
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ostalbkreis

Nearest frequency peer: Ostalbkreis (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ortung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ortung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ortung vs Outing
67% similar
Ortung vs Orten
67% similar
Ortung vs orang
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ortung
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrtung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔʁtʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,117
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ortung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ortungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ostalbkreis“ (#37,118), „Ordnungswidrigkeit“ (#37,115), „paarweise“ (#37,119). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ortung“ bei #37,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ortung (IPA [ˈɔʁtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,117 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vorgang der Bestimmung der Position von Objekten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ortung, with forms such as "orrtung", "ortnug", and "orttung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Outing", "Orten", "orang", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ortung, spelled O-R-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang der Bestimmung der Position von Objekten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Ortung des Fahrzeuges war, nachdem es in einen Überseecontainer verbracht wurde, nicht mehr möglich.
  2. „Für eine Ortung konnte der Zerstörer nur kleine Fahrt laufen, musste aber für das Werfen von Wasserbomben die Fahrtstufe »äußerste Kraft« (AK) aufnehmen, um nicht das Risiko einzugehen, von den eigenen Wasserbomben beschädigt zu werden.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orrtung
  • ortnug
  • orttung
  • ortugn
  • ortungg
  • ortunng
  • orutng
  • otrung
  • rotung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ortung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

orrtung1ortnug2orttung1ortugn2ortungg1ortunng1orutng2otrung2
Edit distance from "Ortung"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ortung"?
"Ortung" is spelled O-R-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁtʊŋ].
What does "Ortung" mean?
As a noun, "Ortung" means: Vorgang der Bestimmung der Position von Objekten
What words are commonly confused with "Ortung"?
"Ortung" is commonly confused with "Outing", "Orten", "orang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ortung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ortung" is [ˈɔʁtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ortung" come from?
"Ortung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ortung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list