Oberbau

[ˈoːbɐˌbaʊ̯]

/[ˈoːbɐˌbaʊ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberbau” is uncommon German (frequency #79,552 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,552
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gleis und die darunter befindliche Bettung

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberbau · Oberbau · German

Oberbau · rank #79,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,552
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH obiges

Nearest frequency peer: obiges (+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 “Oberbau”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Oberbau” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberbau
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberbau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌbaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oberbau” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Oberbau lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberbau is uncommon German at frequency #79,552 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Oberbau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Oberbau, spelled O-B-E-R-B-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gleis und die darunter befindliche Bettung
  2. 2
    Straßenbefestigung oberhalb des Planums
  3. 3
    organisatorische Ebene höchster Stufe
  4. 4
    ehemalige Schulform in Hamburg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch das Entgleisen des Zuges wurde der komplette Oberbau beschädigt.
  2. Der Oberbau einer Straße besteht aus der Decke und der Tragschicht.

This word in other languages

track(English)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oberbau"?
"Oberbau" is spelled O-B-E-R-B-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌbaʊ̯].
What does "Oberbau" mean?
As a noun, "Oberbau" means: Gleis und die darunter befindliche Bettung
How do you pronounce "Oberbau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberbau" is [ˈoːbɐˌbaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberbau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list