oaf
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The verdict
“oaf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungeschickte, dumme Person: Rüpel, Tölpel, Dummkopf, Idiot
Corpus desk
Index DE-oaf · oaf · German
oaf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oaf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „oaf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
oaf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungeschickte, dumme Person: Rüpel, Tölpel, Dummkopf, Idiot".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oaf, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is oaf, spelled O-A-F.
Definition
- 1ungeschickte, dumme Person: Rüpel, Tölpel, Dummkopf, Idiot
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oaf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Was Henry VIII really an oaf in leather trousers?“
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.