Ötzi
[ˈœt͡si]
The verdict
“Ötzi” is uncommon German (frequency #54,274 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,274
- frequency rank, German
- 53
- “Ö” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1991 in den Ötztaler Alpen gefundene Gletschermumie, die etwa 5300 Jahre alt ist und somit aus der späten Jungsteinzeit stammt
Corpus desk
Index DE-otzi · Ötzi · German
Ötzi · rank #54,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,274
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 53
- PHOTO-FINISH Öls
Nearest frequency peer: Öls (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ötzi“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zwölfjährig…
zwölfjährigen
45,731 corpus weight
- Ärmeln
Ärmeln
45,729 corpus weight
- Öls
Öls
45,728 corpus weight
- Ötzi
Ötzi
45,727 corpus weight
- Überflutung
Überflutung
45,726 corpus weight
- Überfüllung
Überfüllung
45,725 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ötzi“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ötzi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ötzi is uncommon German at frequency #54,274 among 53 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ötzi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Kleidungsstücke aus Leder und Bast, der Köcher und die Pfeile sind die ältesten Funde dieser Art in den Alpen, und damit rund 1000 Jahre älter als Ötzi.“
„Schon der Gletschermann Ötzi schmückte sich vor 5.000 Jahren mit rätselhaften Tattoos in Form von Strichen und Kreuzen.“
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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