oberen

/[ˈoːbəʁən]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,460

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

oberen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober- Pronounced [ˈoːbəʁən]. It ranks #2,460 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ohren and Opern.

Key facts for oberen
PropertyValue
Headwordoberen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈoːbəʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,460
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of oberen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for oberen is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːbəʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,460 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for oberen, with forms such as "boeren", "obberen", and "obeern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Ohren", "Opern", "Oberst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is oberen, spelled O-B-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: boeren,obberen,obeern,oberenn,oberne,oberren,obreen,oebren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oberen

Misspelling Variants of "oberen"

boeren6obberen7obeern6oberenn7oberne6oberren7obreen6oebren6
Misspelling Variants of "oberen"

Frequency rank: #2,460 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oberen"?
"oberen" is spelled O-B-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbəʁən].
What does "oberen" mean?
As an adj, "oberen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
What words are commonly confused with "oberen"?
"oberen" is commonly confused with "Ohren", "Opern", "Oberst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oberen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oberen" is [ˈoːbəʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oberen" come from?
"oberen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.