Omikron
[ˈɔmikʁɔn]
The verdict
“Omikron” 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) - Zeichen des griechischen Alphabets
Corpus desk
Index DE-omikron · Omikron · German
Omikron · 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 | Omikron |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔmikʁɔn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Omikron” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Omikron is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔmikʁɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeichen des griechischen Alphabets".
No misspelling variants are generated for Omikron in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Omikron, spelled O-M-I-K-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1Zeichen des griechischen Alphabets
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Omikron appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Omikron ist der fünfzehnte Buchstabe im griechischen Alphabet.
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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.
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