Obelisken

[obeˈlɪskn̩]

/[obeˈlɪskn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Obelisken” is uncommon German (frequency #65,545 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,545
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Obelisk

Corpus desk

Index DE-obelisken · Obelisken · German

Obelisken · rank #65,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,545
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Obelisk

Nearest frequency peer: Obelisk (-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 „Obelisken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Obelisken
PropertyValue
HeadwordObelisken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[obeˈlɪskn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,545
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Obelisken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Obeliskenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Obelisk“ (#65,544), „näherungsweise“ (#65,543), „numero“ (#65,542). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Obelisken“ bei #65,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Obelisken is uncommon German at frequency #65,545 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [obeˈlɪskn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Obelisken has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Obelisken, spelled O-B-E-L-I-S-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Obelisk
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Obelisk
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Obelisk
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Obelisk
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Obelisk
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Obelisk
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Obelisk

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 "Obelisken"?
"Obelisken" is spelled O-B-E-L-I-S-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [obeˈlɪskn̩].
What does "Obelisken" mean?
As a noun, "Obelisken" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Obelisk
How do you pronounce "Obelisken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obelisken" is [obeˈlɪskn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Obelisken" come from?
"Obelisken" 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 "Obelisken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nordenham#65,541Ohrwürmer#65,549paranoide#65,558Münchberg#65,523

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list