Oktoberfest
[ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst]
The verdict
“Oktoberfest” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,910 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,910
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Volksfest im September oder Oktober
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oktoberfest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #10,910 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oktoberfest” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Oktoberfest is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,910 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oktoberfest, with forms such as "kotoberfest", "okktoberfest", and "okotberfest". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oktoberfest, spelled O-K-T-O-B-E-R-F-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1Volksfest im September oder Oktober
- 2größtes Volksfest der Welt, das zwei Wochen dauert und seit 1810 jährlich von Ende September bis Anfang Oktober in München stattfindet
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kotoberfest,okktoberfest,okotberfest,oktboerfest,oktobberfest,oktobefrest,oktoberefst,oktoberfesst,oktoberfestt,oktoberfets,oktoberffest,oktoberfset,oktoberrfest,oktobrefest,oktoebrfest,okttoberfest,otkoberfest
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oktoberfest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Oktoberfest”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-K-T-O-B-E-R-F-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.