Operationssaal

[opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl]

/[opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Operationssaal” is uncommon German (frequency #72,786 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,786
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raum in Krankenhäusern und Arztpraxen, der über die für Operationen nötige Ausstattung verfügt

Corpus desk

Index DE-operationssaal · Operationssaal · German

Operationssaal · rank #72,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,786
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH oliv

Nearest frequency peer: oliv (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Operationssaal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Operationssaal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Operationssaal
PropertyValue
HeadwordOperationssaal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl]
Letters14
Frequency rank#72,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Operationssaal“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Operationssaalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „oliv“ (#72,785), „Oratorien“ (#72,787), „Okkultismus“ (#72,784). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Operationssaal“ bei #72,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Operationssaal is uncommon German at frequency #72,786 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raum in Krankenhäusern und Arztpraxen, der über die für Operationen nötige Ausstattung verfügt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Operationssaal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Operationssaal, spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S-S-A-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raum in Krankenhäusern und Arztpraxen, der über die für Operationen nötige Ausstattung verfügt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Operationssaal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In Operationssälen geht es häufig um Leben und Tod.
  2. „Ich wartete im Krankenhaus darauf, daß meine Schwester aus dem Operationssaal kam.“

Synonyms

Operationsraum

This word in other languages

operating room(English)quirófano(Español)salle d’opération(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Operationssaal"?
"Operationssaal" is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S-S-A-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl].
What does "Operationssaal" mean?
As a noun, "Operationssaal" means: Raum in Krankenhäusern und Arztpraxen, der über die für Operationen nötige Ausstattung verfügt
How do you pronounce "Operationssaal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Operationssaal" is [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌzaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Operationssaal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Operationssaal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list