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 September 3, 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
Corpus desk
Index DE-oriflamme · Oriflamme · German
Oriflamme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oriflamme |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːʁiflamə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oriflamme“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Oriflamme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus vielen Wunden blutend, wurde Geoffrey de Charny niedergeschlagen und getötet, die »Oriflamme« noch in den Händen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.