oberen

[ˈoːbəʁən]

/[ˈoːbəʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“oberen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,460
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberen · oberen · German

oberen · rank #2,460 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,460
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH möchtest

Nearest frequency peer: möchtest (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „oberen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „oberen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

oberen vs Ohren
50% similar
oberen vs Opern
50% similar
oberen vs Oberst
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „oberen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).oberenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „möchtest“ (#2,459), „ohnehin“ (#2,461), „Moskau“ (#2,458). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oberen“ bei #2,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around oberen (IPA [ˈoːbəʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,460 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for oberen, with forms such as "boeren", "obberen", and "obeern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Ohren", "Opern", "Oberst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is oberen, spelled O-B-E-R-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oberen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

boeren2obberen1obeern2oberenn1oberne2oberren1obreen2oebren2
Edit distance from "oberen"

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 "oberen"?
"oberen" is spelled O-B-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbəʁən].
What does "oberen" mean?
As an adjective, "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Moskau#2,458kriegt#2,453gratis#2,447witzig#2,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Hermann8 variantsworauf8 variantsDebatte8 variantsinneren8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list