die oberen Zehntausend

[diː ˈoːbəʁən t͡seːnˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]

/[diː ˈoːbəʁən t͡seːnˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reiche und höher gestellte Schicht einer Gesellschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-die-oberen-zehntausend · die oberen Zehntausend · German

die oberen Zehntausend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 die oberen Zehntausend
PropertyValue
Headworddie oberen Zehntausend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[diː ˈoːbəʁən t͡seːnˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „die oberen Zehntausend“ im Deutschen

die oberen Zehntausendschafft 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

die oberen Zehntausend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [diː ˈoːbəʁən t͡seːnˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "reiche und höher gestellte Schicht einer Gesellschaft".

die oberen Zehntausend has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is die oberen Zehntausend, spelled D-I-E- -O-B-E-R-E-N- -Z-E-H-N-T-A-U-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    reiche und höher gestellte Schicht einer Gesellschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In Monaco tummeln sich diesen Sommer mal wieder die oberen Zehntausend.

Synonyms

Upper Ten

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 "die oberen Zehntausend"?
"die oberen Zehntausend" is spelled D-I-E- -O-B-E-R-E-N- -Z-E-H-N-T-A-U-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [diː ˈoːbəʁən t͡seːnˈtaʊ̯zn̩t].
What does "die oberen Zehntausend" mean?
As a phrase, "die oberen Zehntausend" means: reiche und höher gestellte Schicht einer Gesellschaft
How do you pronounce "die oberen Zehntausend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "die oberen Zehntausend" is [diː ˈoːbəʁən t͡seːnˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "die oberen Zehntausend" come from?
"die oberen Zehntausend" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list