oblong
[ɔpˈlɔŋ]
The verdict
“oblong” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - länglich, rechteckig
Corpus desk
Index DE-oblong · oblong · German
oblong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | oblong |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɔpˈlɔŋ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „oblong“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
oblong is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔpˈlɔŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "länglich, rechteckig".
Zero misspellings are on record for oblong in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is oblong, spelled O-B-L-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1länglich, rechteckig
This word in other languages
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.