Oberbegriff
[ˈoːbɐbəˌɡʁɪf]
The verdict
“Oberbegriff” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,032 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,032
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Generalisierung oder Oberklasse eines Begriffes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberbegriff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐbəˌɡʁɪf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #42,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberbegriff” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Oberbegriff is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːbɐbəˌɡʁɪf]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,032 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Generalisierung oder Oberklasse eines Begriffes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberbegriff, with forms such as "boerbegriff", "obberbegriff", and "obebregriff". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Oberbegriff, spelled O-B-E-R-B-E-G-R-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1eine Generalisierung oder Oberklasse eines Begriffes
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boerbegriff,obberbegriff,obebregriff,oberbbegriff,oberbeggriff,oberbegirff,oberbegrfif,oberbegrif,oberbegrriff,oberbergiff,oberbgeriff,oberebgriff,oberrbegriff,obrebegriff,oebrbegriff
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberbegriff - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Oberbegriff”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-B-E-G-R-I-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːbɐbəˌɡʁɪf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.