Overalls

[ˈoːvəʁals]

/[ˈoːvəʁals]/ noun

The verdict

“Overalls” is uncommon German (frequency #84,381 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,381
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Overall

Corpus desk

Index DE-overalls · Overalls · German

Overalls · rank #84,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,381
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 14,908
  • PHOTO-FINISH ova

Nearest frequency peer: ova (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Overalls”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Overalls” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Overalls
PropertyValue
HeadwordOveralls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːvəʁals]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Overalls” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Overalls lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Overalls is uncommon German at frequency #84,381 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːvəʁals]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Overalls, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Overalls, spelled O-V-E-R-A-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Overall
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Overall
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Overall
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Overall
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Overall

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Overalls"?
"Overalls" is spelled O-V-E-R-A-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːvəʁals].
What does "Overalls" mean?
As a noun, "Overalls" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Overall
How do you pronounce "Overalls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Overalls" is [ˈoːvəʁals]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Overalls" come from?
"Overalls" 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 "Overalls", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list