ostentativ
[ɔstɛntaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“ostentativ” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Beachtung berechnet, zur Schau gestellt, in einer herausfordernden Weise, bewusst ausrichten
Corpus desk
Index DE-ostentativ · ostentativ · German
ostentativ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ostentativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɔstɛntaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ostentativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ostentativ is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔstɛntaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf Beachtung berechnet, zur Schau gestellt, in einer herausfordernden Weise, bewusst ausrichten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ostentativ, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ostentativ, spelled O-S-T-E-N-T-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1auf Beachtung berechnet, zur Schau gestellt, in einer herausfordernden Weise, bewusst ausrichten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ostentativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie verließ ostentativ den Raum.
„Wirkliche Bedeutung erreichen jene Politiker, die, wie Helmut Schmidt oder Hans-Jochen Vogel, ostentativ einen bescheidenen Lebensstil pflegen.“
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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.