Ovid
[oˈviːt]
The verdict
“Ovid” is uncommon German (frequency #53,138 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,138
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - antiker römischer Dichter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ovid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [oˈviːt] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #53,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ovid” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ovid is uncommon German at frequency #53,138 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [oˈviːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antiker römischer Dichter".
Ovid doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ovid, spelled O-V-I-D.
Definition
- 1antiker römischer Dichter
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ovid”
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- The one correct German spelling is O-V-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.