Österreichisches Wörterbuch
Official spelling dictionary of the German language in Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Österreichisches Wörterbuch (German pronunciation: [ˈøːstəʁaɪ̯çɪʃəs ˈvœʁtɐˌbuːx] ⓘ; English: Austrian Dictionary), abbreviated ÖWB, is the official spelling dictionary of Standard German in Austria, i.e. of Austrian Standard German. It is edited by a group of linguists under the authority of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur) and contains a number of terms unique to Austrian German or that are more frequently used or differently pronounced there. A considerable amount of this "Austrian" vocabulary is also common in Southern Germany, especially Bavaria, and some of it is used in Switzerland as well. The most recent edition is the 44th from 2022. Since the 39th edition from 2001 the orthography of the ÖWB was adjusted to the German spelling reform of 1996.