orale

/[oˈʁaːlə]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,738

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

orale is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oral Pronounced [oˈʁaːlə]. Often confused with Orte and oval.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of orale in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for orale is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oˈʁaːlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,738 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for orale, with forms such as "oarle", "orael", and "oralle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is orale, spelled O-R-A-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for orale

Misspelling Variants of "orale"

oarle5orael5oralle6orlae5orrale6roale5
Misspelling Variants of "orale"

Frequency rank: #40,738 in German

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.