orale

[oˈʁaːlə]

/[oˈʁaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“orale” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,738
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral

Corpus desk

Index DE-orale · orale · German

orale · rank #40,738 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,738
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Optimist

Nearest frequency peer: Optimist (-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 „orale“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „orale“ 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).

orale vs Orte
40% similar
orale vs oval
60% similar
orale vs orgie
60% similar

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

Key facts for orale
PropertyValue
Headwordorale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈʁaːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,738
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „orale“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).oraleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Optimist“ (#40,737), „Organisten“ (#40,739), „opinion“ (#40,736). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „orale“ bei #40,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around orale (IPA [oˈʁaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,738 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for orale, with forms such as "oarle", "orael", and "oralle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Orte", "oval", "orgie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is orale, spelled O-R-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oarle
  • orael
  • oralle
  • orlae
  • orrale
  • roale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of orale - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oarle2orael2oralle1orlae2orrale1roale2
Edit distance from "orale"

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 "orale"?
"orale" is spelled O-R-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈʁaːlə].
What does "orale" mean?
As an adjective, "orale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral
What words are commonly confused with "orale"?
"orale" is commonly confused with "Orte", "oval", "orgie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orale" is [oˈʁaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orale" come from?
"orale" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oasis#40,733Murks#40,715Prada#40,762Qualm#40,776

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Mops6 variantsrebel6 variantsklipp6 variantstung6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list