Odense
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The verdict
“Odense” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. 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) - Stadt auf der dänischen Insel Fünen
Corpus desk
Index DE-odense · Odense · German
Odense · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Odense |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Odense“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Odense is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt auf der dänischen Insel Fünen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Odense, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Odense, spelled O-D-E-N-S-E.
Definition
- 1Stadt auf der dänischen Insel Fünen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Odense appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hans Christian Andersen kam am 2. April 1805 als Sohn des armen Schuhmachers Hans Andersen und seiner Frau Anne Marie Andersdatter in Odense zur Welt.“
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.