ominös

[omiˈnøːs]

/[omiˈnøːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“ominös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von schlimmer Vorbedeutung, verdächtig, zwielichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-ominos · ominös · German

ominös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for ominös
PropertyValue
Headwordominös
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[omiˈnøːs]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ominös” sits in German frequency

ominös falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ominös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [omiˈnøːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ominös 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ominös, spelled O-M-I-N-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    von schlimmer Vorbedeutung, verdächtig, zwielichtig
  2. 2
    mit einem realen oder befürchteten negativen Aspekt behaftet, zweifelhaft, anrüchig
  3. 3
    mit einem unheimlichen Gefühl verbunden, seltsam, unheimlich

Synonyms

bedrohlichunheilverkündendunheilvollunheilschwangeranrüchigbedenklichberüchtigtfraglichzweifelhaftobskurdubiossuspektseltsamunangenehmunheimlichungewöhnlich

Antonyms

heilverkündendheilvollunbedrohlichunbedenklichunzweifelhaftangenehmgewöhnlichvertraut

This word in other languages

ominous(English)omineux(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ominös"?
"ominös" is spelled O-M-I-N-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [omiˈnøːs].
What does "ominös" mean?
As an adjective, "ominös" means: von schlimmer Vorbedeutung, verdächtig, zwielichtig
How do you pronounce "ominös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ominös" is [omiˈnøːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ominös" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list