obenauf
[ˌoːbn̩ˈʔaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“obenauf” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,618
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an oberster Stelle, ganz oben
Corpus desk
Index DE-obenauf · obenauf · German
obenauf · rank #47,618 · 9 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,618
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH nördlichsten
Nearest frequency peer: nördlichsten (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “obenauf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- neuzeitlich…
neuzeitlichen
52,387 corpus weight
- Nissen
Nissen
52,386 corpus weight
- nördlichsten
nördlichsten
52,384 corpus weight
- obenauf
obenauf
52,383 corpus weight
- Opal
Opal
52,380 corpus weight
- Oppositions…
Oppositionsführer
52,379 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “obenauf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obenauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˌoːbn̩ˈʔaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #47,618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obenauf” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around obenauf (IPA [ˌoːbn̩ˈʔaʊ̯f]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #47,618 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for obenauf, with forms such as "boenauf", "obbenauf", and "obeanuf". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is obenauf, spelled O-B-E-N-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1an oberster Stelle, ganz oben
- 2physisch und psychisch wohlauf, auf der Höhe, in guter Stimmung/Verfassung, voller Elan
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obenauf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zeitung von gestern muss im Papiermüll wohl noch ganz obenauf liegen.
Opa ist nach seiner Hüft-OP schon wieder obenauf.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boenauf
- obbenauf
- obeanuf
- obenafu
- obenauff
- obennauf
- obenuaf
- obneauf
- oebnauf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obenauf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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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.