Osterglocke
[ˈoːstɐˌɡlɔkə]
The verdict
“Osterglocke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine von März bis April blühende Narzissenart mit hellgelber Blüte und einem becherförmigen, dottergelben Nebenperigon
Corpus desk
Index DE-osterglocke · Osterglocke · German
Osterglocke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Osterglocke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːstɐˌɡlɔkə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Osterglocke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Osterglocke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːstɐˌɡlɔkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Osterglocke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Osterglocke, spelled O-S-T-E-R-G-L-O-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1eine von März bis April blühende Narzissenart mit hellgelber Blüte und einem becherförmigen, dottergelben Nebenperigon
- 2zum Osterfest läutende Glocke
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Osterglocke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Osterglocke kommt wild bis nach Westdeutschland vor.
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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.