Ottomane
[ɔtoˈmaːnə]
The verdict
“Ottomane” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - niedriges, breites Liegemöbel mit keiner oder nur niedriger Rückenlehne
Corpus desk
Index DE-ottomane · Ottomane · German
Ottomane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ottomane |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔtoˈmaːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ottomane“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ottomane is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔtoˈmaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "niedriges, breites Liegemöbel mit keiner oder nur niedriger Rückenlehne".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ottomane 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Ottomane, spelled O-T-T-O-M-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1niedriges, breites Liegemöbel mit keiner oder nur niedriger Rückenlehne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ottomane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie nahm auf der Ottomane Platz, während wir beide ihr auf Stühlen gegenübersaßen.“
„Sollten wir sorgengesichtigen Europäer uns nicht in diesen Film hineinfallen lassen wie in die abgeschabte Ottomane vom Flohmarkt, bei der es eh nicht mehr darauf ankommt?“
This word in other languages
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.