otte

[ˈo̜ːdə]

/[ˈo̜ːdə]/ num

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The verdict

“otte” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #38,325) as a numeral. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#38,325
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - acht

Corpus desk

Index DE-otte · otte · German

otte · rank #38,325 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,325
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Outsourcing

Nearest frequency peer: Outsourcing (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „otte“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „otte“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

otte vs Out
25% similar
otte vs Otto
50% similar
otte vs Outs
25% similar

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

Key facts for otte
PropertyValue
Headwordotte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈo̜ːdə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,325
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „otte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).otteliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Outsourcing“ (#38,326), „organisations“ (#38,323), „optimaler“ (#38,322). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „otte“ bei #38,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for otte is neighbouring look-alikes ("Out", "Otto", …), not just typos; it is anumeral pronounced [ˈo̜ːdə]. Frequency #38,325 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "acht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for otte, including "ote" and "otet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Out", "Otto", "Outs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is otte, spelled O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    acht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Jeg vil giftes på lørdag otte dage.

This word in other languages

eight(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ote
  • otet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of otte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ote1otet2
Edit distance from "otte"

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 "otte"?
"otte" is spelled O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈo̜ːdə].
What does "otte" mean?
As a numeral, "otte" means: acht
What words are commonly confused with "otte"?
"otte" is commonly confused with "Out", "Otto", "Outs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "otte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "otte" is [ˈo̜ːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "otte" come from?
"otte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "otte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pine#38,336Pkws#38,337poll#38,341mort#38,299

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list