Ostindien

[ˈɔstˌʔɪndi̯ən]

/[ˈɔstˌʔɪndi̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Ostindien” is uncommon German (frequency #53,137 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,137
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Südosten und Süden von Asien

Corpus desk

Index DE-ostindien · Ostindien · German

Ostindien · rank #53,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,137
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ovid

Nearest frequency peer: Ovid (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ostindien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ostindien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ostindien
PropertyValue
HeadwordOstindien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɔstˌʔɪndi̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ostindien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ostindienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ovid“ (#53,138), „Ortenau“ (#53,135), „pachten“ (#53,139). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ostindien“ bei #53,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ostindien is uncommon German at frequency #53,137 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɔstˌʔɪndi̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Südosten und Süden von Asien".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ostindien, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ostindien, spelled O-S-T-I-N-D-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Südosten und Süden von Asien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zu Ostindien rechnet man Vorderindien, Hinterindien und die Ostindischen Inseln.

Antonyms

Westindien

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 "Ostindien"?
"Ostindien" is spelled O-S-T-I-N-D-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔstˌʔɪndi̯ən].
What does "Ostindien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ostindien" means: der Südosten und Süden von Asien
How do you pronounce "Ostindien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ostindien" is [ˈɔstˌʔɪndi̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ostindien" come from?
"Ostindien" 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 "Ostindien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list