Oktober

[ɔkˈtoːbɐ]

/[ɔkˈtoːbɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Oktober” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#690
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der zehnte Monat des Kalenderjahres

Corpus desk

Index DE-oktober · Oktober · German

Oktober · rank #690 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH nämlich

Nearest frequency peer: nämlich (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Oktober”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Oktober” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Oktober vs October
86% similar

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

Key facts for Oktober
PropertyValue
HeadwordOktober
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔkˈtoːbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Oktober” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Oktoberliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „nämlich“ (#689), „schaffen“ (#691), „new“ (#688). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Oktober (IPA [ɔkˈtoːbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #690 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der zehnte Monat des Kalenderjahres".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oktober, with forms such as "kotober", "okktober", and "okotber". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "October", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Oktober, spelled O-K-T-O-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der zehnte Monat des Kalenderjahres

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Oktober folgt auf den September.
  2. „Ab Oktober ist er Delegationsmitglied der EU zum arabischen Raum und in dieser Funktion auch mit dem Irak betraut.“

Synonyms

GilbhartRosenkranzmonatWeinmonat

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kotober
  • okktober
  • okotber
  • oktboer
  • oktobber
  • oktoberr
  • oktobre
  • oktoebr
  • okttober
  • otkober

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oktober - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kotober2okktober1okotber2oktboer2oktobber1oktoberr1oktobre2oktoebr2
Edit distance from "Oktober"

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 "Oktober"?
"Oktober" is spelled O-K-T-O-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔkˈtoːbɐ].
What does "Oktober" mean?
As a noun, "Oktober" means: der zehnte Monat des Kalenderjahres
What words are commonly confused with "Oktober"?
"Oktober" is commonly confused with "October". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oktober"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oktober" is [ɔkˈtoːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oktober" come from?
"Oktober" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "October". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #690 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list