ostwärts
[ˈɔstvɛʁt͡s]
The verdict
“ostwärts” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,118
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in östliche Richtung, nach Osten hin
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ostwärts |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈɔstvɛʁt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ostwärts” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around ostwärts (IPA [ˈɔstvɛʁt͡s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #44,118 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in östliche Richtung, nach Osten hin".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ostwärts, with forms such as "osstwärts", "osttwärts", and "ostwräts". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ostwärts, spelled O-S-T-W-Ä-R-T-S.
Definition
- 1in östliche Richtung, nach Osten hin
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- osstwärts
- osttwärts
- ostwräts
- ostwwärts
- ostwärrts
- ostwärst
- ostwärtss
- ostwärtts
- ostwätrs
- ostäwrts
- oswtärts
- otswärts
- sotwärts
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ostwärts - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “ostwärts”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-S-T-W-Ä-R-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔstvɛʁt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.