Omen

/[ˈoːmən]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,698

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Omen is aGermannoun. It means: ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild Pronounced [ˈoːmən]. Often confused with on and one.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Omen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Omen is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,698 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, eine Vorahnung im Sinnbild".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Omen, with forms such as "moen", "oemn", and "omenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Omen, spelled O-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: moen,oemn,omenn,ommen,omne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Omen

Misspelling Variants of "Omen"

moen4oemn4omenn5ommen5omne4
Misspelling Variants of "Omen"

Frequency rank: #25,698 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.