Ostrakismos
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The verdict
“Ostrakismos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historisches Verfahren, durch das nach einer Wahl mit auf einer Tonscherbe geschriebene Namen unliebsame Personen verbannt wurden
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Index DE-ostrakismos · Ostrakismos · German
Ostrakismos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ostrakismos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ostrakismos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ostrakismos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historisches Verfahren, durch das nach einer Wahl mit auf einer Tonscherbe geschriebene Namen unliebsame Personen verbannt wurden".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ostrakismos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ostrakismos, spelled O-S-T-R-A-K-I-S-M-O-S.
Definition
- 1historisches Verfahren, durch das nach einer Wahl mit auf einer Tonscherbe geschriebene Namen unliebsame Personen verbannt wurden
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.