Ostalbkreis
[ˈɔstʔalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Ostalbkreis” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,118
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Landkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland; Verwaltungssitz ist Aalen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ostalbkreis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔstʔalpˌkʁaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #37,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ostalbkreis” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Ostalbkreis (IPA [ˈɔstʔalpˌkʁaɪ̯s]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #37,118 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Landkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland; Verwaltungssitz ist Aalen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ostalbkreis, with forms such as "osatlbkreis", "osstalbkreis", and "ostablkreis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ostalbkreis, spelled O-S-T-A-L-B-K-R-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1Landkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland; Verwaltungssitz ist Aalen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osatlbkreis
- osstalbkreis
- ostablkreis
- ostalbbkreis
- ostalbkeris
- ostalbkkreis
- ostalbkreiss
- ostalbkresi
- ostalbkries
- ostalbkrreis
- ostalbrkeis
- ostalkbreis
- ostallbkreis
- ostlabkreis
- osttalbkreis
- otsalbkreis
- sotalbkreis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ostalbkreis - 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.
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Using “Ostalbkreis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-S-T-A-L-B-K-R-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔstʔalpˌkʁaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.