ostrogoth

\ɔs.tʁo.ɡo\

/\ɔs.tʁo.ɡo\/ noun

The verdict

“ostrogoth” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui ignore les usages, les bienséances, tel que serait un barbare venu d’un pays lointain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ostrogoth · ostrogoth · French

ostrogoth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ostrogoth
PropertyValue
Headwordostrogoth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔs.tʁo.ɡo\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ostrogoth » en français

ostrogothsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ostrogoth is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔs.tʁo.ɡo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui ignore les usages, les bienséances, tel que serait un barbare venu d’un pays lointain.".

ostrogoth doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ostrogoth, spelled O-S-T-R-O-G-O-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui ignore les usages, les bienséances, tel que serait un barbare venu d’un pays lointain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faut vraiment le chaos littéraire où la France est tombée pour qu'on puisse supporter ou qu'on ose imprimer des pièces et des romans comme ceux de cet ostrogoth.
  2. Le commissaire.— Hein ? Quoi ?… Un mot de plus, je vous fais empoigner ! A-t-on idée d’un ostrogoth pareil, qui vient semer la perturbation et faire le révolutionnaire jusque dans le commissariat !…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ostrogoth"?
"ostrogoth" is spelled O-S-T-R-O-G-O-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔs.tʁo.ɡo\.
What does "ostrogoth" mean?
As a noun, "ostrogoth" means: Celui qui ignore les usages, les bienséances, tel que serait un barbare venu d’un pays lointain.
How do you pronounce "ostrogoth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ostrogoth" is \ɔs.tʁo.ɡo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ostrogoth" come from?
"ostrogoth" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list