oba

[ˈɔba]

/[ˈɔba]/ num

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The verdict

“oba” is uncommon German (frequency #72,783 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,783
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer und auch der andere; zwei, die zusammen gehören; beide

Corpus desk

Index DE-oba · oba · German

oba · rank #72,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,783
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nymphomanin

Nearest frequency peer: Nymphomanin (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „oba“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „oba“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oba
PropertyValue
Headwordoba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈɔba]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „oba“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).obafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nymphomanin“ (#72,782), „Okkultismus“ (#72,784), „oliv“ (#72,785). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oba“ bei #72,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oba is uncommon German at frequency #72,783 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈɔba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einer und auch der andere; zwei, die zusammen gehören; beide".

oba has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is oba, spelled O-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer und auch der andere; zwei, die zusammen gehören; beide

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Přišli oba dva.

This word in other languages

both(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oba"?
"oba" is spelled O-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔba].
What does "oba" mean?
As a numeral, "oba" means: einer und auch der andere; zwei, die zusammen gehören; beide
How do you pronounce "oba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oba" is [ˈɔba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oba" come from?
"oba" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loo#72,688lak#72,650KZs#72,642SGD#72,924

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list