Odyssee

[odʏˈseː]

/[odʏˈseː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Odyssee” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,723
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Irrfahrt des Odysseus

Corpus desk

Index DE-odyssee · Odyssee · German

Odyssee · rank #21,723 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,723
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberteil

Nearest frequency peer: Oberteil (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Odyssee“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Odyssee“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Odyssee vs Odysseus
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Odyssee
PropertyValue
HeadwordOdyssee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[odʏˈseː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,723
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Odyssee“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Odysseeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberteil“ (#21,722), „Ohrringe“ (#21,724), „Oberarzt“ (#21,721). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Odyssee“ bei #21,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Odyssee (IPA [odʏˈseː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,723 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Odyssee, with forms such as "doyssee", "oddyssee", and "odsysee". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Odysseus", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Odyssee, spelled O-D-Y-S-S-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Irrfahrt des Odysseus
  2. 2
    generell jede Irrfahrt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Odyssee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Epos des Homer beginnt im zehnten Jahr der Odyssee.
  2. „Tausende Bahnpassagiere haben in den letzten 24 Stunden eine wahre Odyssee hinter sich gebracht.“

Synonyms

Irrfahrt

This word in other languages

Odyssey(English)Odisea(Español)Odyssée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • doyssee
  • oddyssee
  • odsysee
  • odysee
  • odysese
  • odysse
  • odyyssee
  • odyßee
  • oydssee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Odyssee - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

doyssee2oddyssee1odsysee2odysee1odysese2odysse1odyyssee1odyßee2
Edit distance from "Odyssee"

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 "Odyssee"?
"Odyssee" is spelled O-D-Y-S-S-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [odʏˈseː].
What does "Odyssee" mean?
As a noun, "Odyssee" means: die Irrfahrt des Odysseus
What words are commonly confused with "Odyssee"?
"Odyssee" is commonly confused with "Odysseus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Odyssee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Odyssee" is [odʏˈseː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Odyssee" come from?
"Odyssee" 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 "Odyssee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list