# Obersten vs oberster

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Obersten
*noun · IPA [ˈoːbɐstn̩] · frequency rank #5,636*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Oberst

### oberster
*adjective · IPA [ˈoːbɐstɐ] · frequency rank #18,647*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs ober-

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/obersten-vs-oberster