Oden

[ˈoːdn̩]

/[ˈoːdn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oden” is uncommon German (frequency #67,570 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,570
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-oden · Oden · German

Oden · rank #67,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,570
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH oberirdisch

Nearest frequency peer: oberirdisch (-1 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 „Oden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oden
PropertyValue
HeadwordOden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːdn̩]
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Odenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „oberirdisch“ (#67,569), „offenbarten“ (#67,571), „opfere“ (#67,572). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oden“ bei #67,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oden is uncommon German at frequency #67,570 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Oden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Oden, spelled O-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ode
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ode
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ode
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ode

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 "Oden"?
"Oden" is spelled O-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːdn̩].
What does "Oden" mean?
As a noun, "Oden" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ode
How do you pronounce "Oden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oden" is [ˈoːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oden" come from?
"Oden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Nerz#67,551Murg#67,533quin#67,614mors#67,523

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list