Olympiade

[olʏmˈpi̯aːdə]

/[olʏmˈpi̯aːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Olympiade” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,857
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Olympischen Spiele (ein großer internationaler sportlicher Wettkampf in etlichen Disziplinen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-olympiade · Olympiade · German

Olympiade · rank #24,857 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,857
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH offs

Nearest frequency peer: offs (-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 „Olympiade“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Olympiade“ 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).

Olympiade vs Olympia
78% similar

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

Key facts for Olympiade
PropertyValue
HeadwordOlympiade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[olʏmˈpi̯aːdə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,857
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Olympiade“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Olympiadeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „offs“ (#24,856), „Opium“ (#24,858), „Notlage“ (#24,855). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Olympiade“ bei #24,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Olympiade (IPA [olʏmˈpi̯aːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,857 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Olympiade, with forms such as "loympiade", "ollympiade", and "olmypiade". 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, "Olympia", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Olympiade, spelled O-L-Y-M-P-I-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Olympischen Spiele (ein großer internationaler sportlicher Wettkampf in etlichen Disziplinen)
  2. 2
    Zeitspanne von vier Jahren (zwischen den Olympischen Spielen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Sportler nehmen an der Olympiade teil.
  2. „Anfang der siebziger Jahre tat sich allerhand in der Stadt, wegen der bevorstehenden Olympiade.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • loympiade
  • ollympiade
  • olmypiade
  • olymipade
  • olymmpiade
  • olympaide
  • olympiadde
  • olympiaed
  • olympidae
  • olymppiade
  • olypmiade
  • olyympiade
  • oylmpiade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Olympiade - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

loympiade2ollympiade1olmypiade2olymipade2olymmpiade1olympaide2olympiadde1olympiaed2
Edit distance from "Olympiade"

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 "Olympiade"?
"Olympiade" is spelled O-L-Y-M-P-I-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [olʏmˈpi̯aːdə].
What does "Olympiade" mean?
As a noun, "Olympiade" means: die Olympischen Spiele (ein großer internationaler sportlicher Wettkampf in etlichen Disziplinen)
What words are commonly confused with "Olympiade"?
"Olympiade" is commonly confused with "Olympia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Olympiade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Olympiade" is [olʏmˈpi̯aːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Olympiade" come from?
"Olympiade" 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 "Olympiade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list