Obdachlosen

Name: Obdachlosen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩]

/[ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Obdachlosen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,444
frequency rank, German: 14,908
“O” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Obdachlosen vs Obdachloser

91% similar

Obdachlosen vs obdachlos

73% similar

Obdachlosen vs Obdachlose

91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Obdachlosen
Property	Value
Headword	Obdachlosen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#15,444
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Obdachlosen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Obdachlosen lands here:

#15,444

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Obdachlosen (IPA [ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,444 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Obdachlosen, with forms such as "bodachlosen", "obadchlosen", and "obbdachlosen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Obdachloser", "obdachlos", "Obdachlose", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 Obdachlosen, spelled O-B-D-A-C-H-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
2
Akkusativ Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
3
Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
4
Genitiv Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
5
Dativ Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
6
Akkusativ Singular der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
7
Plural der schwachen Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
8
Genitiv Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
9
Dativ Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
10
Akkusativ Singular der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser
11
Plural der gemischten Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bodachlosen
obadchlosen
obbdachlosen
obdacchlosen
obdachhlosen
obdachllosen
obdachloesn
obdachlosenn
obdachlosne
obdachlossen
obdachlsoen
obdacholsen
obdaclhosen
obdahclosen
obdcahlosen
obddachlosen
odbachlosen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Obdachlosen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Obdachlosen"

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 "Obdachlosen"?

"Obdachlosen" is spelled O-B-D-A-C-H-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩].

What does "Obdachlosen" mean?

As a noun, "Obdachlosen" means: Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser

What words are commonly confused with "Obdachlosen"?

"Obdachlosen" is commonly confused with "Obdachloser", "obdachlos", "Obdachlose". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Obdachlosen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obdachlosen" is [ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Obdachlosen" come from?

"Obdachlosen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Obdachlosen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is O-B-D-A-C-H-L-O-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Obdachloser” - see the side-by-side comparison. Obdachlosen vs Obdachloser
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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.