Omen

[ˈoːmən]

/[ˈoːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Omen” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,698
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild

Corpus desk

Index DE-omen · Omen · German

Omen · rank #25,698 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,698
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Odessa

Nearest frequency peer: Odessa (-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 „Omen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Omen“ 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).

Omen vs on
25% similar
Omen vs one
25% similar
Omen vs omg
25% similar

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

Key facts for Omen
PropertyValue
HeadwordOmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːmən]
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,698
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Omen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Omenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Odessa“ (#25,697), „orientalischen“ (#25,699), „oda“ (#25,696). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Omen“ bei #25,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Omen (IPA [ˈoːmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,698 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Omen, with forms such as "moen", "oemn", and "omenn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "on", "one", "omg", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Omen, spelled O-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist ein gutes Omen.
  2. Aufziehende dunkle Wolken sind ein Omen für Regen.

This word in other languages

omen(English)augurio(Español)augure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • moen
  • oemn
  • omenn
  • ommen
  • omne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Omen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

moen2oemn2omenn1ommen1omne2
Edit distance from "Omen"

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 "Omen"?
"Omen" is spelled O-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːmən].
What does "Omen" mean?
As a noun, "Omen" means: ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild
What words are commonly confused with "Omen"?
"Omen" is commonly confused with "on", "one", "omg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Omen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Omen" is [ˈoːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Omen" come from?
"Omen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pont#25,709reit#25,734Laie#25,639subs#25,786

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list