ovale

[oˈvaːlə]

/[oˈvaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ovale” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,844. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,844
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval

Corpus desk

Index DE-ovale · ovale · German

ovale · rank #34,844 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,844
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH osteuropäische

Nearest frequency peer: osteuropäische (-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 „ovale“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ovale“ 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).

ovale vs ovalen
83% similar
ovale vs öle
40% similar
ovale vs oral
60% similar

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

Key facts for ovale
PropertyValue
Headwordovale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈvaːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,844
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ovale“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ovaleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „osteuropäische“ (#34,843), „ossi“ (#34,842), „Panikmache“ (#34,846). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ovale“ bei #34,844. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ovale (IPA [oˈvaːlə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,844 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ovale, with forms such as "oavle", "ovael", and "ovalle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ovalen", "öle", "oral", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 ovale, spelled O-V-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oavle
  • ovael
  • ovalle
  • ovlae
  • ovvale
  • voale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ovale - 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.

oavle2ovael2ovalle1ovlae2ovvale1voale2
Edit distance from "ovale"

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 "ovale"?
"ovale" is spelled O-V-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈvaːlə].
What does "ovale" mean?
As an adjective, "ovale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
What words are commonly confused with "ovale"?
"ovale" is commonly confused with "ovalen", "öle", "oral". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ovale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ovale" is [oˈvaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ovale" come from?
"ovale" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pudel#34,870merch#34,807Rollo#34,889Lorch#34,790

Similar misspelling depth

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

Orks6 variantsRank6 variantsRFID6 variantslind6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list