Österreichisches Wörterbuch
OFFICIAL SPELLING DICTIONARY OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE IN AUSTRIA
Austrian Dictionary; ÖWB; Osterreichisches Worterbuch; Austrian dictionary; Das Österreichische Wörterbuch
The Österreichisches Wörterbuch (English: Austrian Dictionary), abbreviated ÖWB, is the official spelling dictionary of the German language in the Republic of Austria. 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.