oberer

/[ˈoːbəʁɐ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,559

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

oberer is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober- Pronounced [ˈoːbəʁɐ]. Often confused with Oberst and oberes.

Key facts for oberer
PropertyValue
Headwordoberer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈoːbəʁɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,559
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for oberer is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːbəʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,559 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for oberer, with forms such as "boerer", "obberer", and "obeerr". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Oberst", "oberes", "oberster", 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 oberer, spelled O-B-E-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: boerer,obberer,obeerr,obererr,oberrer,obreer,oebrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for oberer

Misspelling Variants of "oberer"

boerer6obberer7obeerr6obererr7oberrer7obreer6oebrer6
Misspelling Variants of "oberer"

Frequency rank: #26,559 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oberer"?
"oberer" is spelled O-B-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbəʁɐ].
What does "oberer" mean?
As an adj, "oberer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ober-
What words are commonly confused with "oberer"?
"oberer" is commonly confused with "Oberst", "oberes", "oberster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "oberer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oberer" is [ˈoːbəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oberer" come from?
"oberer" 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.