Oriflamme
[ˈoːʁiflamə]
The verdict
“Oriflamme” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vom 12. bis zum Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts in verschiedenen Varianten, zum Beispiel als goldene Sonne samt Flammen auf rotem Grund, meist zu Kriegszeiten geführte Fahne der französischen Könige
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oriflamme |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːʁiflamə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oriflamme” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Oriflamme is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːʁiflamə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom 12. bis zum Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts in verschiedenen Varianten, zum Beispiel als goldene Sonne samt Flammen auf rotem Grund, meist zu Kriegszeiten geführte Fahne der französischen Könige".
Oriflamme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Oriflamme, spelled O-R-I-F-L-A-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1vom 12. bis zum Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts in verschiedenen Varianten, zum Beispiel als goldene Sonne samt Flammen auf rotem Grund, meist zu Kriegszeiten geführte Fahne der französischen Könige
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Oriflamme”
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- The one correct German spelling is O-R-I-F-L-A-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːʁiflamə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.