Orkan

[ɔʁˈkaːn]

/[ɔʁˈkaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Orkan” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,257
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (durch ein außertropisches Tiefdruckgebiet entstandener) Sturm der zwölften Stufe der Beaufort-Skala; äußerst heftiger Sturm

Corpus desk

Index DE-orkan · Orkan · German

Orkan · rank #25,257 · 6 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,257
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Orion

Nearest frequency peer: Orion (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Orkan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Orkan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Orkan vs Orks
60% similar
Orkan vs Orten
60% similar
Orkan vs Oskar
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Orkan
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrkan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁˈkaːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,257
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Orkan“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Orkanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Orion“ (#25,256), „osmanischen“ (#25,258), „Olympiastadion“ (#25,255). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Orkan“ bei #25,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Orkan (IPA [ɔʁˈkaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,257 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(durch ein außertropisches Tiefdruckgebiet entstandener) Sturm der zwölften Stufe der Beaufort-Skala; äußerst heftiger Sturm".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Orkan, with forms such as "orakn", "orkann", and "orkkan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Orks", "Orten", "Oskar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Orkan, spelled O-R-K-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (durch ein außertropisches Tiefdruckgebiet entstandener) Sturm der zwölften Stufe der Beaufort-Skala; äußerst heftiger Sturm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das gesamte Dorf musste wegen eines Orkanes evakuiert werden.
  2. „Der Orkan war vorübergezogen, der Himmel grau, und es regnete schwach.“

This word in other languages

hurricane(English)huracán(Español)ouragan(Français)furacão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orakn
  • orkann
  • orkkan
  • orkna
  • orrkan
  • rokan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Orkan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orakn2orkann1orkkan1orkna2orrkan1rokan2
Edit distance from "Orkan"

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 "Orkan"?
"Orkan" is spelled O-R-K-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁˈkaːn].
What does "Orkan" mean?
As a noun, "Orkan" means: (durch ein außertropisches Tiefdruckgebiet entstandener) Sturm der zwölften Stufe der Beaufort-Skala; äußerst heftiger Sturm
What words are commonly confused with "Orkan"?
"Orkan" is commonly confused with "Orks", "Orten", "Oskar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Orkan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orkan" is [ɔʁˈkaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orkan" come from?
"Orkan" 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 "Orkan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Orion#25,256Pauls#25,260Nigel#25,249Mixer#25,240

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sons6 variantsTaille6 variantsterm6 variantstrab6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list