obenauf
German, adverb[ˌoːbn̩ˈʔaʊ̯f]
obenauf is spelled O-B-E-N-A-U-F (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obenauf is a German adverb meaning “on top” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an oberster Stelle, ganz oben”.
What does obenauf mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on top
- 2
on top of things; happy, healthy, cheerful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. an oberster Stelle, ganz oben 2. physisch und psychisch wohlauf, auf der Höhe, in guter Stimmung/Verfassung, voller Elan
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce obenauf?
- [ˌoːbn̩ˈʔaʊ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obenauf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obenauf in German?
obenauf appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).