Beobachtungsturm

[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋsˌtʊʁm]

/[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋsˌtʊʁm]/ noun

The verdict

“Beobachtungsturm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Turm, der der Aussicht und Fernsicht (meist in der Freizeit) dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-beobachtungsturm · Beobachtungsturm · German

Beobachtungsturm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Beobachtungsturm
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeobachtungsturm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋsˌtʊʁm]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beobachtungsturm“ im Deutschen

Beobachtungsturmschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Beobachtungsturm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋsˌtʊʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Beobachtungsturm has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Beobachtungsturm, spelled B-E-O-B-A-C-H-T-U-N-G-S-T-U-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Turm, der der Aussicht und Fernsicht (meist in der Freizeit) dient
  2. 2
    Turm, der der Kontrolle und Bewachung/Überwachung einer Fläche/eines Geländes dient, beispielsweise an der Berliner Mauer, einem Konzentrationslager oder zur Verhinderung des Ausbreitens von Waldbränden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Beobachtungsturm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Teilweise über Holzstege führt ein Weg zu einem Beobachtungsturm, der einen schönen Blick auf den See und das Naturschutzgebiet am sumpfigen Ufer bietet.“
  2. „Von einem Beobachtungsturm aus lassen sich die zahlreichen Vögel im Naturschutzgebiet Katinger Watt gut erkennen.“

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Beobachtungsturm"?
"Beobachtungsturm" is spelled B-E-O-B-A-C-H-T-U-N-G-S-T-U-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋsˌtʊʁm].
What does "Beobachtungsturm" mean?
As a noun, "Beobachtungsturm" means: Turm, der der Aussicht und Fernsicht (meist in der Freizeit) dient
How do you pronounce "Beobachtungsturm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beobachtungsturm" is [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋsˌtʊʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beobachtungsturm" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list