o. g.
The verdict
“o. g.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - oben genannt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | o. g. |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “o. g.” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
o. g. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oben genannt".
No misspelling variants are generated for o. g. in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is o. g., spelled O-.- -G-..
Definition
- 1oben genannt
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Using “o. g.”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-.- -G-. - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.