oben genannt

[ˈoːbn ɡəˈnant]

/[ˈoːbn ɡəˈnant]/ adj

The verdict

“oben genannt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Text bereits vor dieser Stelle erwähnt

Corpus desk

Index DE-oben-genannt · oben genannt · German

oben genannt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for oben genannt
PropertyValue
Headwordoben genannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈoːbn ɡəˈnant]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „oben genannt“ im Deutschen

oben genanntsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oben genannt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈoːbn ɡəˈnant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem Text bereits vor dieser Stelle erwähnt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oben genannt, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 oben genannt, spelled O-B-E-N- -G-E-N-A-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Text bereits vor dieser Stelle erwähnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der oben genannte Roman sollte sein meistverkaufter bleiben.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oben genannt"?
"oben genannt" is spelled O-B-E-N- -G-E-N-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbn ɡəˈnant].
What does "oben genannt" mean?
As an adjective, "oben genannt" means: in einem Text bereits vor dieser Stelle erwähnt
How do you pronounce "oben genannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oben genannt" is [ˈoːbn ɡəˈnant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oben genannt" come from?
"oben genannt" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list