oratio

noun

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The verdict

“oratio” is uncommon German (frequency #83,128 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,128
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Reden, Sprechen, die Sprache (als Fähigkeit, sich in Worte auszudrücken)

Key facts for oratio
PropertyValue
Headwordoratio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oratio” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oratio lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oratio is uncommon German at frequency #83,128 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

oratio doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is oratio, spelled O-R-A-T-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Reden, Sprechen, die Sprache (als Fähigkeit, sich in Worte auszudrücken)
  2. 2
    die Sprechweise, Ausdruck, Stil
  3. 3
    Aussage, Äußerung, Behauptung
  4. 4
    eine nach den Regeln der Kunst ausgearbeitete Rede; Vortrag
  5. 5
    der Inhalt oder Gegenstand der Rede, das Thema
  6. 6
    Beredsamkeit, Redegewandtheit, Rednergabe
  7. 7
    Gebet

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 "oratio"?
"oratio" is spelled O-R-A-T-I-O.
What does "oratio" mean?
As a noun, "oratio" means: das Reden, Sprechen, die Sprache (als Fähigkeit, sich in Worte auszudrücken)
What language does "oratio" come from?
"oratio" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “oratio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is O-R-A-T-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list