Ostwestfale
German, noun[ˈɔstvɛstˌfaːlə]
Ostwestfale is spelled O-S-T-W-E-S-T-F-A-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ostwestfale is a German masculine noun meaning “East Westphalian (someone from East Westphalia of male or unspecified sex)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewohner der Region im Nord-Osten von Nordrhein-Westfalen”.
What does Ostwestfale mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEast Westphalian (someone from East Westphalia of male or unspecified sex)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bewohner der Region im Nord-Osten von Nordrhein-Westfalen
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 Ostwestfale
- Ostwestfalen genitive
- Ostwestfälin feminine
- Ostwestfalin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ostwestfale?
- [ˈɔstvɛstˌfaːlə]
- [ˌɔstvɛstˈfaːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ostwestfale in German?
Ostwestfale appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).