Oktogon
[ɔktoˈɡoːn]
The verdict
“Oktogon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geometrische Figur mit acht Ecken
Corpus desk
Index DE-oktogon · Oktogon · German
Oktogon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Oktogon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔktoˈɡoːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oktogon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Oktogon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔktoˈɡoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Oktogon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Oktogon, spelled O-K-T-O-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1geometrische Figur mit acht Ecken
- 2Bauform oder Bauwerk mit einem achteckigen Grundriss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oktogon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Winkelsumme eines regulären Oktogons beträgt 1080°.
„Auch in Sindelfingen wollte man ein originelles Cafe, in dem Achteckturm des Architekten Josef Paul Kleihues, doch der will damit nichts zu schaffen haben: Es behagt ihm nicht, verständlicherweise. Es befindet sich im Erdgeschoß seines gedrungenen, mit einer Milchglaspyramide gedeckten dreistöckigen Oktogons […].“
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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.