orientale
[orienˈtaːle]
The verdict
“orientale” is uncommon German (frequency #93,380 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,380
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - orientalisch, Orient-
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orientale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [orienˈtaːle] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,380 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “orientale” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
orientale is uncommon German at frequency #93,380 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [orienˈtaːle]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for orientale, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is orientale, spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1orientalisch, Orient-
- 2östlich, Ost-
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “orientale”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-R-I-E-N-T-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.