österr.

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The verdict

“österr.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - österreichisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-osterr · österr. · German

österr. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ö" 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.

Key facts for österr.
PropertyValue
Headwordösterr.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „österr.“ im Deutschen

österr.sitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

österr. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "österreichisch".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for österr., since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is österr., spelled Ö-S-T-E-R-R-..

Definition

  1. 1
    österreichisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how österr. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Österreich: Die österr. Militärmusik kennt seit der Einführung des Gleichschrittes (1740) die Militärtrommel als taktangebendes Instr.; auf Pauken wurden nur besonders feierliche Signale geschlagen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "österr."?
"österr." is spelled Ö-S-T-E-R-R-.. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "österr." mean?
As an abbreviation, "österr." means: österreichisch
How do you pronounce "österr."?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "österr." is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "österr." come from?
"österr." is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list