# oatmeal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈoʊtmil/ · frequency rank #17,913

## Definitions
1. Meal made from rolled or round oats.
2. A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water.
3. A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.

## Etymology
From Middle English otemele, from ote (“oat”) + mele (“meal, coarse-ground grains”). Equivalent to oat + meal.

## Common misspellings (9)
`aotmeal`, `oamteal`, `oatemal`, `oatmael`, `oatmeall`, `oatmela`, `oatmmeal`, `oattmeal`, `otameal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oatmeal