Which to use
“obere” and “oberes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,403
- “obere” frequency rank
- #30,223
- “oberes” frequency rank
- 35626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obere | oberes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ober- | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober- |
Where the eye mixes obere and oberes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. obere runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against oberes's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obere vs oberes
A purely visual mix-up. obere ([ˈoːbəʁə]) and oberes ([ˈoːbəʁəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “obere” sits inside “oberes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obere is recorded at frequency rank #5,403, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈoːbəʁə]. oberes is at rank #30,223, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈoːbəʁəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35626, this pair ranks #1,635,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of obere vs oberes
Shared letters: beor. Private to "obere": -. Private to "oberes": s.
"obere" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "oberes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obere" and "oberes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "obere" or "oberes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "obere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oberes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obere" and "oberes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oberer vs oberes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,635,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.