Ostafrikaner
[ˈɔstʔafʁiˌkaːnɐ]
The verdict
“Ostafrikaner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - jemand, der aus dem östlichen Teil Afrikas/einem ostafrikanischen Land stammt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ostafrikaner · Ostafrikaner · German
Ostafrikaner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Ostafrikaner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔstʔafʁiˌkaːnɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ostafrikaner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ostafrikaner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔstʔafʁiˌkaːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der aus dem östlichen Teil Afrikas/einem ostafrikanischen Land stammt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ostafrikaner, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ostafrikaner, spelled O-S-T-A-F-R-I-K-A-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der aus dem östlichen Teil Afrikas/einem ostafrikanischen Land stammt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ostafrikaner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unzählige Ostafrikaner wurden über viele Jahrhunderte von arabischen Muslimen in den Nahen und Mittleren Osten verkauft.“
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.