oak
[əʊk]
The verdict
“oak” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,732 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,732
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laubbaum aus der Familie der Buchengewächse; Eiche
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [əʊk] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #40,732 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oak” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for oak is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [əʊk]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,732 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
oak has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ob", "of", "oh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is oak, spelled O-A-K.
Definition
- 1Laubbaum aus der Familie der Buchengewächse; Eiche
- 2Holz von ^([1]); Eichenholz
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “oak”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [əʊk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ob” - see the side-by-side comparison. oak vs ob
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.