Ostfriese
German, noun[ɔstˈfʁiːzə]
Ostfriese is spelled O-S-T-F-R-I-E-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ostfriese is a German masculine noun meaning “East Frisian, person from East Frisia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein in Ostfriesland (Deutschland) geborener oder dort auf Dauer lebender Mensch”.
What does Ostfriese mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEast Frisian, person from East Frisia
- 2
masculinea breed of horse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein in Ostfriesland (Deutschland) geborener oder dort auf Dauer lebender Mensch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ostfriese
- Ostfriesen genitive
- Ostfriesin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ostfriese?
- [ɔstˈfʁiːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ostfriese in German?
Ostfriese appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).