Ötztal

[ˈœt͡sˌtaːl]

/[ˈœt͡sˌtaːl]/ name

The verdict

“Ötztal” is uncommon German (frequency #83,595 among 53 “Ö” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,595
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seitental des Inntals in Tirol, das von der Ötztaler Ache durchflossen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-otztal · Ötztal · German

Ötztal · rank #83,595 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,595
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH übergeordnetes

Nearest frequency peer: übergeordnetes (+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 „Ötztal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ötztal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ötztal
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖtztal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈœt͡sˌtaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,595
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ötztal“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ötztalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übergeordnetes“ (#83,596), „überlebst“ (#83,597), „ängstigen“ (#83,592). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „Ötztal“ bei #83,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ötztal is uncommon German at frequency #83,595 among 53 “Ö” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈœt͡sˌtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Seitental des Inntals in Tirol, das von der Ötztaler Ache durchflossen wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ötztal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ötztal, spelled Ö-T-Z-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seitental des Inntals in Tirol, das von der Ötztaler Ache durchflossen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ötztal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Ötztal fand man 1991 die Leiche eines Mannes aus der Jungsteinzeit.
  2. „Wenige Kilometer hinter dem quirligen Alpin-Disneyland Sölden zweigt eine kleine Straße von der Bundesstraße ab und führt in eine stille Bergwelt, die ganz anders als das übrige Ötztal ist.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ötztal"?
"Ötztal" is spelled Ö-T-Z-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈœt͡sˌtaːl].
What does "Ötztal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ötztal" means: Seitental des Inntals in Tirol, das von der Ötztaler Ache durchflossen wird
How do you pronounce "Ötztal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ötztal" is [ˈœt͡sˌtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ötztal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ötztal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list