Origami

[oʁiˈɡaːmi]

/[oʁiˈɡaːmi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Origami” is uncommon German (frequency #62,712 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,712
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - japanische Kunst des Papierfaltens

Corpus desk

Index DE-origami · Origami · German

Origami · rank #62,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,712
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH ordneten

Nearest frequency peer: ordneten (-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 „Origami“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Origami
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrigami
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oʁiˈɡaːmi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Origami“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Origamifällt 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: „ordneten“ (#62,711), „optimus“ (#62,710), „operierenden“ (#62,709). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Origami“ bei #62,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Origami is uncommon German at frequency #62,712 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oʁiˈɡaːmi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "japanische Kunst des Papierfaltens".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Origami, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 Origami, spelled O-R-I-G-A-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    japanische Kunst des Papierfaltens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Origami appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe es aufgegeben, Origami zu lernen.

This word in other languages

origami(English)origami(Español)origami(Français)

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 "Origami"?
"Origami" is spelled O-R-I-G-A-M-I. The IPA pronunciation is [oʁiˈɡaːmi].
What does "Origami" mean?
As a noun, "Origami" means: japanische Kunst des Papierfaltens
How do you pronounce "Origami"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Origami" is [oʁiˈɡaːmi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Origami" come from?
"Origami" 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 "Origami", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

optimus#62,710Outback#62,715notiere#62,695Policen#62,743

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list