Ostseebad

[ˈɔstz̥eːˌbaːt]

/[ˈɔstz̥eːˌbaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ostseebad” is uncommon German (frequency #63,623 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,623
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an der Ostsee gelegenes Seebad

Corpus desk

Index DE-ostseebad · Ostseebad · German

Ostseebad · rank #63,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,623
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ostertag

Nearest frequency peer: Ostertag (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ostseebad”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ostseebad” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ostseebad
PropertyValue
HeadwordOstseebad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔstz̥eːˌbaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Ostseebad” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ostseebadliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Ostertag“ (#63,622), „Pagen“ (#63,624), „Pagode“ (#63,625). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ostseebad is uncommon German at frequency #63,623 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔstz̥eːˌbaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an der Ostsee gelegenes Seebad".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ostseebad in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ostseebad, spelled O-S-T-S-E-E-B-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    an der Ostsee gelegenes Seebad

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Ein Ostseebad - zwei Kindertagesstätten. Weil Kitaplätze in Zinnowitz rar sind, soll ab 1. September eine zweite Einrichtung eröffnet werden."
  2. „Im Osten, hinter der Zingster Heide und der Straminke, grenzt das Ostseebad Zingst an das Waldmassiv des Ostzingstes; im Westen an das Waldgebiet des Freesenbruches, das sich jenseits der Umgehungsstraße die weiten Wiesen zu beiden Seiten des Prerowstromes anschließen.“

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 "Ostseebad"?
"Ostseebad" is spelled O-S-T-S-E-E-B-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔstz̥eːˌbaːt].
What does "Ostseebad" mean?
As a noun, "Ostseebad" means: an der Ostsee gelegenes Seebad
How do you pronounce "Ostseebad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ostseebad" is [ˈɔstz̥eːˌbaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ostseebad" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pessimist#63,639Nordlicht#63,603Neulingen#63,593nachhaken#63,583

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list