Oregon

/[ˈoːʁeɡɔn]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,061

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Oregon is aGermanname. It means: Bundesstaat im Westen der USA Pronounced [ˈoːʁeɡɔn]. Often confused with Organ and Orion.

Key facts for Oregon
PropertyValue
HeadwordOregon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈoːʁeɡɔn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,061
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Oregon is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːʁeɡɔn]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,061 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bundesstaat im Westen der USA".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Oregon, with forms such as "oergon", "oreggon", and "oregno". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Organ", "Orion", 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 Oregon, spelled O-R-E-G-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat im Westen der USA

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oergon,oreggon,oregno,oregonn,oreogn,orgeon,orregon,roegon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Oregon

Misspelling Variants of "Oregon"

oergon6oreggon7oregno6oregonn7oreogn6orgeon6orregon7roegon6
Misspelling Variants of "Oregon"

Frequency rank: #24,061 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oregon"?
"Oregon" is spelled O-R-E-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːʁeɡɔn].
What does "Oregon" mean?
As a name, "Oregon" means: Bundesstaat im Westen der USA
What words are commonly confused with "Oregon"?
"Oregon" is commonly confused with "Organ", "Orion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oregon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oregon" is [ˈoːʁeɡɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oregon" come from?
"Oregon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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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.