Oberbefehlshaber
[ˈoːbɐbəˌfeːlshaːbɐ]
The verdict
“Oberbefehlshaber” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,436. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,436
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - oberster Führer oder oberster Befehlshaber einzelner Teile der Truppe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberbefehlshaber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐbəˌfeːlshaːbɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #27,436 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberbefehlshaber” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 25 spelling variants around Oberbefehlshaber (IPA [ˈoːbɐbəˌfeːlshaːbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,436 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "oberster Führer oder oberster Befehlshaber einzelner Teile der Truppe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberbefehlshaber, with forms such as "boerbefehlshaber", "obberbefehlshaber", and "obebrefehlshaber". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Oberbefehlshaber, spelled O-B-E-R-B-E-F-E-H-L-S-H-A-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1oberster Führer oder oberster Befehlshaber einzelner Teile der Truppe
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boerbefehlshaber
- obberbefehlshaber
- obebrefehlshaber
- oberbbefehlshaber
- oberbeefhlshaber
- oberbefehhlshaber
- oberbefehlhsaber
- oberbefehllshaber
- oberbefehlsahber
- oberbefehlshabber
- oberbefehlshaberr
- oberbefehlshabre
- oberbefehlshaebr
- oberbefehlshbaer
- oberbefehlshhaber
- oberbefehlsshaber
- oberbefehslhaber
- oberbefelhshaber
- oberbeffehlshaber
- oberbefhelshaber
- oberbfeehlshaber
- oberebfehlshaber
- oberrbefehlshaber
- obrebefehlshaber
- oebrbefehlshaber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberbefehlshaber - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Oberbefehlshaber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-B-E-F-E-H-L-S-H-A-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːbɐbəˌfeːlshaːbɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.