originales

[oʁiɡiˈnaːləs]

/[oʁiɡiˈnaːləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“originales” is uncommon German (frequency #76,036 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,036
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original

Key facts for originales
PropertyValue
Headwordoriginales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oʁiɡiˈnaːləs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “originales” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). originales lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

originales is uncommon German at frequency #76,036 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oʁiɡiˈnaːləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for originales in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is originales, spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original

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 "originales"?
"originales" is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [oʁiɡiˈnaːləs].
What does "originales" mean?
As an adjective, "originales" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs original
How do you pronounce "originales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "originales" is [oʁiɡiˈnaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "originales" come from?
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Using “originales”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oʁiɡiˈnaːləs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list