ominös
German, adjective/ˌoːmiˈnøːs/
ominös is spelled O-M-I-N-Ö-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 200,239th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ominös is a German adjective meaning “ominous, foreboding; pertaining to a bad omen, bringing sign of coming mishap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von schlimmer Vorbedeutung, verdächtig, zwielichtig”.
What does ominös mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ominous, foreboding; pertaining to a bad omen, bringing sign of coming mishap
ein ominöses Schweigen
- 2
dubious; infamous; of doubtful reputation
eine ominöse Straße
- 3
dubious; strange; of unknown character or even questionable existence
dieser ominöse Onkel, den er angeblich immer besucht
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von schlimmer Vorbedeutung, verdächtig, zwielichtig 2. mit einem realen oder befürchteten negativen Aspekt behaftet, zweifelhaft, anrüchig 3. mit einem unheimlichen Gefühl verbunden, seltsam, unheimlich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ominös
- ominöser masculine nominative singular
- am ominösesten superlative
- ominöse feminine nominative singular
- ominöses neuter nominative singular
- ominösen genitive masculine singular
- ominösem dative masculine singular
- der ominöse definite includes-article masculine
- die ominöse definite feminine includes-article
- das ominöse definite includes-article neuter
- die ominösen definite includes-article nominative
- des ominösen definite genitive includes-article
- der ominösen definite feminine genitive
- dem ominösen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ominös?
- /ˌoːmiˈnøːs/
- /ˌɔmi-/
- [omiˈnøːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ominös
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ominös in German?
ominös appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).