Obelix
[ˈoːbelɪks]
The verdict
“Obelix” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,554
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Figur aus der Comicserie Asterix und Obelix von René Goscinny und Albert Uderzo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obelix |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbelɪks] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Obelix” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Obelix (IPA [ˈoːbelɪks]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,554 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Figur aus der Comicserie Asterix und Obelix von René Goscinny und Albert Uderzo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Obelix, with forms such as "boelix", "obbelix", and "obeilx". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Obelix, spelled O-B-E-L-I-X.
Definition
- 1Figur aus der Comicserie Asterix und Obelix von René Goscinny und Albert Uderzo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boelix
- obbelix
- obeilx
- obelixx
- obellix
- obelxi
- obleix
- oeblix
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Obelix - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Obelix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-L-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːbelɪks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.