Ovation
[ovaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Ovation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starker Beifall; tosender Applaus
Corpus desk
Index DE-ovation · Ovation · German
Ovation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Ovation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ovaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ovation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ovation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ovaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Ovation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Ovation, spelled O-V-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1starker Beifall; tosender Applaus
- 2kleiner Triumph im römischen Reich, bei dem der Feldherr zu Fuß oder zu Pferde mit einem Myrtenkranz in Rom einzog
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ovation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Organisatoren der Ovation stellen sich mitten im Spiel, mit Megaphonen bewaffnet, vor die einzelnen Sektoren der Arena und ordnen brüllend an, welcher Mannschaft oder welchem Spieler jetzt zuzujubeln ist.“
„Bruno setzte sich hastig hin, als wolle er dadurch vermeiden, daß seine Zuhörer in Ovationen ausbrächen.“
Synonyms
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.