Omelett

[ɔmˈlɛt]

/[ɔmˈlɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Omelett” is uncommon German (frequency #83,124 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,124
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eierkuchen, der aus verrührten Eiern, welche in der Pfanne angebraten werden, zubereitet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-omelett · Omelett · German

Omelett · rank #83,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,124
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH olympisch

Nearest frequency peer: olympisch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Omelett“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Omelett“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Omelett
PropertyValue
HeadwordOmelett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔmˈlɛt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Omelett“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Omelettfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „olympisch“ (#83,123), „ong“ (#83,125), „Offizin“ (#83,121). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Omelett“ bei #83,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Omelett is uncommon German at frequency #83,124 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔmˈlɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eierkuchen, der aus verrührten Eiern, welche in der Pfanne angebraten werden, zubereitet wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Omelett in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Omelett, spelled O-M-E-L-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eierkuchen, der aus verrührten Eiern, welche in der Pfanne angebraten werden, zubereitet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute essen wir Omelett.
  2. Als wir neulich bei einem Arbeitskollegen eingeladen waren, gab es leckere Omeletts zu essen.

Synonyms

EierkuchenEieromelettEierpfannkuchenPfannkuchenPfannekuchenPlinsePalatschinke

This word in other languages

omelette(English)tortilla(Español)omelette(Français)

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 "Omelett"?
"Omelett" is spelled O-M-E-L-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔmˈlɛt].
What does "Omelett" mean?
As a noun, "Omelett" means: Eierkuchen, der aus verrührten Eiern, welche in der Pfanne angebraten werden, zubereitet wird
How do you pronounce "Omelett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Omelett" is [ɔmˈlɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Offizin#83,121painted#83,136peoples#83,149perhaps#83,152

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list