Oberammergau
[ˌoːbɐˈʔamɐɡaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Oberammergau” is uncommon German (frequency #71,670 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,670
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleinstadt in Süd-Bayern am Alpenrand
Corpus desk
Index DE-oberammergau · Oberammergau · German
Oberammergau · rank #71,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,670
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH Obsidian
Nearest frequency peer: Obsidian (+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 „Oberammergau“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- nouvelles
nouvelles
28,334 corpus weight
- NRA
NRA
28,333 corpus weight
- Oberammergau
Oberammergau
28,331 corpus weight
- Obsidian
Obsidian
28,330 corpus weight
- Obstsorten
Obstsorten
28,329 corpus weight
- obszöne
obszöne
28,328 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oberammergau“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberammergau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌoːbɐˈʔamɐɡaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #71,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberammergau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Oberammergau is uncommon German at frequency #71,670 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌoːbɐˈʔamɐɡaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kleinstadt in Süd-Bayern am Alpenrand".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Oberammergau in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Oberammergau, spelled O-B-E-R-A-M-M-E-R-G-A-U.
Definition
- 1Kleinstadt in Süd-Bayern am Alpenrand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oberammergau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Blütezeit des Passionsspiels war das 14. und 15.Jahrhundert, gelegentlich hat es sich bis in die Gegenwart erhalten (Oberammergau).“
„Zu gefährlichen Jagdszenen in der Luft kam es am Sonntag über Oberammergau. Ein Gleitschirmpilot befand sich im Anflug auf einen Oberammergauer Landeplatz, als ihn das ferngesteuerte Flugobjekt fast zum Absturz brachte.“
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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