Otaku
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The verdict
“Otaku” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein enthusiastischer Fan einer Sache oder Person (Im Deutschen vor allem im Bereich der Manga & Anime)
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Index DE-otaku · Otaku · German
Otaku · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Otaku |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Otaku“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Otaku is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein enthusiastischer Fan einer Sache oder Person (Im Deutschen vor allem im Bereich der Manga & Anime)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Otaku in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Otaku, spelled O-T-A-K-U.
Definition
- 1ein enthusiastischer Fan einer Sache oder Person (Im Deutschen vor allem im Bereich der Manga & Anime)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Otaku appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er beschäftigt sich ausschließlich mit Anime. Er ist ein echter Otaku.
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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.