Orakel

[oˈʁaːkl̩]

/[oˈʁaːkl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Orakel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,087
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist antike Stätte, Ort, Platz, an der ein Medium (oft Priester oder Seherinnen) Vorhersagen trifft oder auf Zukunfts- und Entscheidungsfragen mit rätselhaften, mehrdeutigen Aussagen antwortet

Corpus desk

Index DE-orakel · Orakel · German

Orakel · rank #22,087 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,087
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH once

Nearest frequency peer: once (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Orakel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Orakel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Orakel vs oral
50% similar
Orakel vs Orgel
67% similar
Orakel vs orale
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Orakel
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrakel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈʁaːkl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,087
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Orakel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Orakelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „once“ (#22,086), „orthodoxe“ (#22,088), „ohnmächtig“ (#22,085). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Orakel“ bei #22,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Orakel (IPA [oˈʁaːkl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,087 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Orakel, with forms such as "oarkel", "oraekl", and "orakell". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "oral", "Orgel", "orale", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Orakel, spelled O-R-A-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist antike Stätte, Ort, Platz, an der ein Medium (oft Priester oder Seherinnen) Vorhersagen trifft oder auf Zukunfts- und Entscheidungsfragen mit rätselhaften, mehrdeutigen Aussagen antwortet
  2. 2
    die Zukunft voraussagender Spruch
  3. 3
    zweifelhafter Ratgeber, dessen Aussagen nicht überprüfbar sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Legende nach prophezeite das Orakel von Delphi dem König von Theben, Laios, dass sein Sohn ihn dereinst töten und seine Frau heiraten werde.“
  2. „Vielleicht haben Prognosen für uns den gleichen Stellenwert wie bei den alten Griechen das Orakel von Delphi.“

This word in other languages

oracle(English)oracle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oarkel
  • oraekl
  • orakell
  • orakkel
  • orakle
  • orkael
  • orrakel
  • roakel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Orakel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oarkel2oraekl2orakell1orakkel1orakle2orkael2orrakel1roakel2
Edit distance from "Orakel"

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 "Orakel"?
"Orakel" is spelled O-R-A-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈʁaːkl̩].
What does "Orakel" mean?
As a noun, "Orakel" means: meist antike Stätte, Ort, Platz, an der ein Medium (oft Priester oder Seherinnen) Vorhersagen trifft oder auf Zukunfts- und Entscheidungsfragen mit rätselhaften, mehrdeutigen Aussagen antwortet
What words are commonly confused with "Orakel"?
"Orakel" is commonly confused with "oral", "Orgel", "orale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Orakel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orakel" is [oˈʁaːkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orakel" come from?
"Orakel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list