oaks

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The verdict

“oaks” is uncommon German (frequency #59,935 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,935
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs oak

Corpus desk

Index DE-oaks · oaks · German

oaks · rank #59,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,935
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH novels

Nearest frequency peer: novels (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „oaks“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „oaks“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oaks
PropertyValue
Headwordoaks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „oaks“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).oaksfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „novels“ (#59,932), „Normalbürger“ (#59,931), „offenzulegen“ (#59,939). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oaks“ bei #59,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oaks is uncommon German at frequency #59,935 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs oak".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oaks, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is oaks, spelled O-A-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs oak

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oaks"?
"oaks" is spelled O-A-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "oaks" mean?
As a noun, "oaks" means: Plural des Substantivs oak
How do you pronounce "oaks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oaks" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oaks" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oaks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ordo#59,943poem#59,967polt#59,969moro#59,900

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list