Oberärztin

[ˈoːbɐˌʔɛːɐ̯t͡stɪn]

/[ˈoːbɐˌʔɛːɐ̯t͡stɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberärztin” is uncommon German (frequency #84,363 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,363
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ärztin in einer leitenden Funktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberarztin · Oberärztin · German

Oberärztin · rank #84,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,363
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberstudienrat

Nearest frequency peer: Oberstudienrat (-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 „Oberärztin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oberärztin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberärztin
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberärztin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌʔɛːɐ̯t͡stɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberärztin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Oberärztinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberstudienrat“ (#84,362), „obvious“ (#84,364), „Ochsenfurt“ (#84,365). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberärztin“ bei #84,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberärztin is uncommon German at frequency #84,363 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌʔɛːɐ̯t͡stɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ärztin in einer leitenden Funktion".

Oberärztin has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Oberärztin, spelled O-B-E-R-Ä-R-Z-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ärztin in einer leitenden Funktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Demnach soll der Mann eine Oberärztin im Streit attackiert haben.“
  2. „Ein Tumor in solch einer Größe ist laut Irene Teichert von Lüttichau, Oberärztin an der Schwabinger Kinderklinik, eine Seltenheit und wäre vor fünf Jahren sicher nur schwer zu behandeln gewesen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oberärztin"?
"Oberärztin" is spelled O-B-E-R-Ä-R-Z-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌʔɛːɐ̯t͡stɪn].
What does "Oberärztin" mean?
As a noun, "Oberärztin" means: Ärztin in einer leitenden Funktion
How do you pronounce "Oberärztin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberärztin" is [ˈoːbɐˌʔɛːɐ̯t͡stɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberärztin" come from?
"Oberärztin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oberärztin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ochsenfurt#84,365namenloser#84,338passierbar#84,392Pausenraum#84,393

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list