Ouzo
[ˈuːzo]
The verdict
“Ouzo” is uncommon German (frequency #77,144 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,144
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - griechischer Schnaps mit dem Geschmack von Anis
Corpus desk
Index DE-ouzo · Ouzo · German
Ouzo · rank #77,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,144
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH osteuropäisch…
Nearest frequency peer: osteuropäischer (-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 „Ouzo“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Oschatz
Oschatz
22,859 corpus weight
- osteuropäis…
osteuropäischer
22,858 corpus weight
- Ouzo
Ouzo
22,857 corpus weight
- Paketshop
Paketshop
22,855 corpus weight
- Pantoffel
Pantoffel
22,854 corpus weight
- Papiertüten
Papiertüten
22,853 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ouzo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ouzo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːzo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #77,144 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ouzo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ouzo is uncommon German at frequency #77,144 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːzo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "griechischer Schnaps mit dem Geschmack von Anis".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ouzo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ouzo, spelled O-U-Z-O.
Definition
- 1griechischer Schnaps mit dem Geschmack von Anis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ouzo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In griechischen Lokalen bekommt man meist ungefragt einen Ouzo als Aperitif.
„Unterwegs in den Dörfern kostet der Ouzo eine Drachme (14 Pfennig), ebensowenig ein Täßchen griechisch-türkisch gebrauten Kaffees.“
This word in other languages
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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