Oratorien

[oʁaˈtoːʁiən]

/[oʁaˈtoːʁiən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oratorien” is uncommon German (frequency #72,787 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,787
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oratorium

Corpus desk

Index DE-oratorien · Oratorien · German

Oratorien · rank #72,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,787
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Operationssaal

Nearest frequency peer: Operationssaal (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Oratorien“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oratorien“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oratorien
PropertyValue
HeadwordOratorien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oʁaˈtoːʁiən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oratorien“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Oratorienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Operationssaal“ (#72,786), „oliv“ (#72,785), „Okkultismus“ (#72,784). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oratorien“ bei #72,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oratorien is uncommon German at frequency #72,787 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oʁaˈtoːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Oratorien has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Oratorien, spelled O-R-A-T-O-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oratorium
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Oratorium
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Oratorium
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Oratorium

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 "Oratorien"?
"Oratorien" is spelled O-R-A-T-O-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oʁaˈtoːʁiən].
What does "Oratorien" mean?
As a noun, "Oratorien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oratorium
How do you pronounce "Oratorien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oratorien" is [oʁaˈtoːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oratorien" come from?
"Oratorien" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

packaging#72,791Pappnasen#72,792Pathologe#72,798nettesten#72,769

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list