ovaler

[oˈvaːlɐ]

/[oˈvaːlɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“ovaler” is uncommon German (frequency #97,482 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,482
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ovaler · ovaler · German

ovaler · rank #97,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,482
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oszillator

Nearest frequency peer: Oszillator (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ovaler“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ovaler“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ovaler
PropertyValue
Headwordovaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oˈvaːlɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ovaler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ovalerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oszillator“ (#97,481), „overview“ (#97,483), „ostasiatische“ (#97,479). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ovaler“ bei #97,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ovaler is uncommon German at frequency #97,482 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈvaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ovaler, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ovaler, spelled O-V-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval

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 "ovaler"?
"ovaler" is spelled O-V-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈvaːlɐ].
What does "ovaler" mean?
As an adjective, "ovaler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oval
How do you pronounce "ovaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ovaler" is [oˈvaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ovaler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list