ovalen

[oˈvaːlən]

/[oˈvaːlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“ovalen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,937
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ovalen · ovalen · German

ovalen · rank #38,937 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,937
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Osttirol

Nearest frequency peer: Osttirol (-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 „ovalen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ovalen“ 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).

ovalen vs oval
67% similar
ovalen vs ölen
50% similar
ovalen vs ovale
83% similar

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

Key facts for ovalen
PropertyValue
Headwordovalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈvaːlən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,937
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ovalen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ovalenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Osttirol“ (#38,936), „packet“ (#38,938), „Ostblock“ (#38,935). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ovalen“ bei #38,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ovalen (IPA [oˈvaːlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,937 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ovalen, with forms such as "oavlen", "ovaeln", and "ovalenn". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "oval", "ölen", "ovale", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ovalen, spelled O-V-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oavlen
  • ovaeln
  • ovalenn
  • ovallen
  • ovalne
  • ovlaen
  • ovvalen
  • voalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oavlen2ovaeln2ovalenn1ovallen1ovalne2ovlaen2ovvalen1voalen2
Edit distance from "ovalen"

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 "ovalen"?
"ovalen" is spelled O-V-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈvaːlən].
What does "ovalen" mean?
As an adjective, "ovalen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
What words are commonly confused with "ovalen"?
"ovalen" is commonly confused with "oval", "ölen", "ovale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ovalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ovalen" is [oˈvaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ovalen" come from?
"ovalen" 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 "ovalen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

packet#38,938Nylons#38,929Nitrat#38,924Müritz#38,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

quattro8 variantsRetina8 variantsLineal8 variantsSchilf8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list