Ostalb
[ˈɔstˌʔalp]
The verdict
“Ostalb” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,376
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regionale Landschaftsbezeichnung der östlichen Schwäbischen Alb (Härtsfeld, Umgebung von Aalen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-ostalb · Ostalb · German
Ostalb · rank #41,376 · 9 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #41,376
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH oss
Nearest frequency peer: oss (-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 “Ostalb”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Orgasmen
Orgasmen
58,627 corpus weight
- oss
oss
58,626 corpus weight
- Ostalb
Ostalb
58,625 corpus weight
- Ostbahnhof
Ostbahnhof
58,624 corpus weight
- Osteuropas
Osteuropas
58,623 corpus weight
- Ottawa
Ottawa
58,622 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ostalb” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ostalb |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔstˌʔalp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ostalb” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ostalb (IPA [ˈɔstˌʔalp]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,376 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "regionale Landschaftsbezeichnung der östlichen Schwäbischen Alb (Härtsfeld, Umgebung von Aalen)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ostalb, with forms such as "osatlb", "osstalb", and "ostabl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ostalb, spelled O-S-T-A-L-B.
Definition
- 1regionale Landschaftsbezeichnung der östlichen Schwäbischen Alb (Härtsfeld, Umgebung von Aalen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ostalb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eines schönen Sommertages begannen wir, die Ostalb zu erwandern.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osatlb
- osstalb
- ostabl
- ostalbb
- ostallb
- ostlab
- osttalb
- otsalb
- sotalb
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ostalb - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ostalb", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Ostalb". Here's where to go from here.
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #41,376 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse
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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.