Onomatopöie
[onomatopøˈiː]
The verdict
“Onomatopöie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lautmalerei; lautmalerische Bildung von Wörtern
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Index DE-onomatopoie · Onomatopöie · German
Onomatopöie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Onomatopöie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [onomatopøˈiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Onomatopöie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Onomatopöie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [onomatopøˈiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Onomatopöie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Onomatopöie, spelled O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-Ö-I-E.
Definition
- 1Lautmalerei; lautmalerische Bildung von Wörtern
- 2Nachahmung von Lauten, Geräuschen, Tönen in Schallwörtern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Onomatopöie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gluckern“, „klirren“, „ticken“ sind durch Onomatopöie in ihrer Bedeutung motiviert.
„Am nächsten kommt ihr noch die Lautmalerei oder Onomatopöie (mit dem Adjektiv onomatopoetisch); das ist der Versuch, das Gemeinte mit lautlichen Mitteln nachzuahmen.“
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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.