Östrus
[ˈœstʁʊs]
The verdict
“Östrus” 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) - Abschnitt des Sexualzyklus, in dem das weibliche Tier begattungsbereit ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-ostrus · Östrus · German
Östrus · 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 "Ö" 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 | Östrus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈœstʁʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Östrus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Östrus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈœstʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abschnitt des Sexualzyklus, in dem das weibliche Tier begattungsbereit ist".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Östrus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Östrus, spelled Ö-S-T-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1Abschnitt des Sexualzyklus, in dem das weibliche Tier begattungsbereit ist
This word in other languages
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.