Ortung
German, noun/ˈɔʁtʊŋ/
Ortung is spelled O-R-T-U-N-G (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ortung is a German feminine noun meaning “locating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang der Bestimmung der Position von Objekten”.
What does Ortung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelocating
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang der Bestimmung der Position von Objekten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ortung
- Ortungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ortung?
- /ˈɔʁtʊŋ/
- [ˈɔʁtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ortung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ortung in German?
Ortung appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).