Ostfriesland

[ɔstˈfʁiːslant]

/[ɔstˈfʁiːslant]/ name

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The verdict

“Ostfriesland” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,670
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Region an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste um die Städte Emden, Leer und Aurich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ostfriesland · Ostfriesland · German

Ostfriesland · rank #17,670 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,670
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordnete

Nearest frequency peer: ordnete (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ostfriesland“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ostfriesland“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ostfriesland
PropertyValue
HeadwordOstfriesland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɔstˈfʁiːslant]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,670
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ostfriesland“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ostfrieslandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ordnete“ (#17,669), „Pankow“ (#17,671), „Orangen“ (#17,668). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ostfriesland“ bei #17,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Ostfriesland (IPA [ɔstˈfʁiːslant]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,670 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Region an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste um die Städte Emden, Leer und Aurich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ostfriesland, with forms such as "osftriesland", "osstfriesland", and "ostffriesland". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ostfriesland, spelled O-S-T-F-R-I-E-S-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Region an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste um die Städte Emden, Leer und Aurich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ostfriesland liegt an der Nordseeküste.
  2. Das Ostfriesland des beginnenden 19. Jahrhunderts gehörte nacheinander zu verschiedenen Staaten.

This word in other languages

Frise orientale(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osftriesland
  • osstfriesland
  • ostffriesland
  • ostfiresland
  • ostfreisland
  • ostfrielsand
  • ostfriesalnd
  • ostfriesladn
  • ostfrieslandd
  • ostfrieslannd
  • ostfrieslland
  • ostfrieslnad
  • ostfriessland
  • ostfriseland
  • ostfrriesland
  • ostrfiesland
  • osttfriesland
  • otsfriesland
  • sotfriesland

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ostfriesland - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osftriesland2osstfriesland1ostffriesland1ostfiresland2ostfreisland2ostfrielsand2ostfriesalnd2ostfriesladn2
Edit distance from "Ostfriesland"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ostfriesland"?
"Ostfriesland" is spelled O-S-T-F-R-I-E-S-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔstˈfʁiːslant].
What does "Ostfriesland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ostfriesland" means: Region an der niedersächsischen Nordseeküste um die Städte Emden, Leer und Aurich
What are common misspellings of "Ostfriesland"?
Common misspellings include "osftriesland", "osstfriesland", "ostffriesland", "ostfiresland", "ostfreisland". The correct spelling is "Ostfriesland".
How do you pronounce "Ostfriesland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ostfriesland" is [ɔstˈfʁiːslant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ostfriesland" come from?
"Ostfriesland" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ostfriesland", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list