Ostler
[ˈɔstlɐ]
The verdict
“Ostler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person aus Ostdeutschland (vor allem aus der ehemaligen DDR)
Corpus desk
Index DE-ostler · Ostler · German
Ostler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Ostler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔstlɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ostler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ostler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔstlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person aus Ostdeutschland (vor allem aus der ehemaligen DDR)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ostler in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ostler, spelled O-S-T-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person aus Ostdeutschland (vor allem aus der ehemaligen DDR)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ostler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Ostler stieg in den Zug, der Westler stieg aus.
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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.