oracle
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Detailed reference entry for the English word "oracle", 6-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "oracle" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "oracle" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
oracle is aEnglishnoun. It means: A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity. Pronounced /ˈɔɹəkəl/. Often confused with oral and orange.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oracle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɔɹəkəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for oracle is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɔɹəkəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,258 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for oracle, with forms such as "oarcle", "oraccle", and "oracel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "oral", "orange", "orally", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English oracle, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is oracle, spelled O-R-A-C-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
- 2A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
- 3A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
- 4Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.
- 5A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
- 6A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
- 7A fortune-teller.
- 8One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
- 9The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
- 10A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
- 11A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.
Etymology
From Middle English oracle, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oarcle,oraccle,oracel,oraclle,oralce,orcale,orracle,roacle
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Misspelling Variants of "oracle"
Frequency rank: #11,258 in English
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