Osterfest

/[ˈoːstɐˌfɛst]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,559

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Osterfest is aGermannoun. It means: festlich begangenes Ostern Pronounced [ˈoːstɐˌfɛst].

Key facts for Osterfest
PropertyValue
HeadwordOsterfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːstɐˌfɛst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,559
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Osterfest in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Osterfest is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːstɐˌfɛst]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,559 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "festlich begangenes Ostern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Osterfest, with forms such as "osetrfest", "ossterfest", and "ostefrest". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Osterfest, spelled O-S-T-E-R-F-E-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    festlich begangenes Ostern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osetrfest,ossterfest,ostefrest,osterefst,osterfesst,osterfestt,osterfets,osterffest,osterfset,osterrfest,ostrefest,ostterfest,otserfest,soterfest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Osterfest

Misspelling Variants of "Osterfest"

osetrfest9ossterfest10ostefrest9osterefst9osterfesst10osterfestt10osterfets9osterffest10
Misspelling Variants of "Osterfest"

Frequency rank: #39,559 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Osterfest"?
"Osterfest" is spelled O-S-T-E-R-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːstɐˌfɛst].
What does "Osterfest" mean?
As a noun, "Osterfest" means: festlich begangenes Ostern
What are common misspellings of "Osterfest"?
Common misspellings include "osetrfest", "ossterfest", "ostefrest", "osterefst", "osterfesst". The correct spelling is "Osterfest".
How do you pronounce "Osterfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Osterfest" is [ˈoːstɐˌfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Osterfest" come from?
"Osterfest" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.