okolo
[ˈɔkɔlɔ]
The verdict
“okolo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von allen Seiten; ringsherum, ringsum
Corpus desk
Index DE-okolo · okolo · German
okolo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | okolo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈɔkɔlɔ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „okolo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
okolo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈɔkɔlɔ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
okolo has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is okolo, spelled O-K-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1von allen Seiten; ringsherum, ringsum
- 2in der Nähe; vorbei, vorüber
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how okolo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Okolo se rozkládaly širé lány polí.
Až zase půjdeš okolo, zastav se u nás.
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.