ödipal
[ødiˈpaːl]
The verdict
“ödipal” 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) - vom Ödipuskomplex / Ödipuskonflikt bestimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-odipal · ödipal · German
ödipal · 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 "Ö" 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 | ödipal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ødiˈpaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ödipal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ödipal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ødiˈpaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Ödipuskomplex / Ödipuskonflikt bestimmt".
ödipal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ödipal, spelled Ö-D-I-P-A-L.
Definition
- 1vom Ödipuskomplex / Ödipuskonflikt bestimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ödipal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Später beschrieb Freud eine präödipale Phase beim Mädchen, wobei es ebenso die Mutter als Liebesobjekt betrachtet und eine nachfolgende ödipale Phase, bei der sich die Wünsche des Mädchens auf den Vater richten, so dass ein Wechsel des Liebesobjekts von der Mutter zum Vater stattfinden muss.“
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.