Ostsiedlung
German, noun/ˈɔstˌziːdlʊŋ/
Ostsiedlung is spelled O-S-T-S-I-E-D-L-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ostsiedlung is a German feminine noun meaning “The medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germanic-speaking peoples from the Holy Roman Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Besiedlung neuer Gebiete im Osten”.
What does Ostsiedlung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineThe medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germanic-speaking peoples from the Holy Roman Empire.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Besiedlung neuer Gebiete im Osten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ostsiedlung
- Ostsiedlungen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ostsiedlung?
- /ˈɔstˌziːdlʊŋ/
- [ˈɔstˌziːdlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ostsiedlung in German?
Ostsiedlung appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).