# optimal

> German word · Adjective · IPA [ɔptiˈmaːl] · frequency rank #7,372

## Definitions
1. das Bestmögliche unter den gegebenen Voraussetzungen

## Easily confused with
- **optimum** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/optimal-vs-optimum)
- **optimale** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/optimal-vs-optimale)
- **optional** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/optimal-vs-optional)
- **optimalen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/optimal-vs-optimalen)
- **optimaler** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/optimal-vs-optimaler)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opitmal`, `opptimal`, `optiaml`, `optimall`, `optimla`, `optimmal`, `optmial`, `opttimal`, `otpimal`, `potimal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/optimal