Ötzi
[ˈœt͡si]
The verdict
“Ötzi” is uncommon German (frequency #54,274 among 533 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,274
- frequency rank, German
- 533
- “Ö” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1991 in den Ötztaler Alpen gefundene Gletschermumie, die etwa 5300 Jahre alt ist und somit aus der späten Jungsteinzeit stammt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ötzi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈœt͡si] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #54,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ötzi” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ötzi is uncommon German at frequency #54,274 among 533 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈœt͡si]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "1991 in den Ötztaler Alpen gefundene Gletschermumie, die etwa 5300 Jahre alt ist und somit aus der späten Jungsteinzeit stammt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ötzi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ötzi, spelled Ö-T-Z-I.
Definition
- 11991 in den Ötztaler Alpen gefundene Gletschermumie, die etwa 5300 Jahre alt ist und somit aus der späten Jungsteinzeit stammt
Synonyms
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 “Ötzi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ö-T-Z-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.