ex ovo
[ɛks ˈoːvo]
The verdict
“ex ovo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Anfang an, von vorneherein
Corpus desk
Index DE-ex-ovo · ex ovo · German
ex ovo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ex ovo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɛks ˈoːvo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ex ovo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ex ovo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɛks ˈoːvo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Anfang an, von vorneherein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ex ovo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ex ovo, spelled E-X- -O-V-O.
Definition
- 1von Anfang an, von vorneherein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ex ovo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dabei wird einmal mehr deutlich, daß die oben erwähnte Verzerrung der Realität bereits mit der Wahl des Taxandums voll einsetzt, wobei wir davon absehen, daß sämtliche Datenträger (wie Wörterbücher, Sprachatlanten, Textsammlungen etc.) bereits ex ovo und damit zwangsläufig den Stempel ihrer Kompilatoren tragen.“
Synonyms
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.