oberer

Name: oberer, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈoːbəʁɐ]

/[ˈoːbəʁɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“oberer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,559. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,559
frequency rank, German: 1,007
“O” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberer · oberer · German

oberer · rank #26,559 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-MID #26,559
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 1,007
PHOTO-FINISH Nussbaum

Nearest frequency peer: Nussbaum (-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.

Notstand

73,445
Nudel

73,444
Nussbaum

73,443
oberer

73,442
Ochsen

73,441
Ohm

73,440

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

oberer vs Oberst

50% similar

oberer vs oberes

83% similar

oberer vs oberster

75% similar

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

Key facts for oberer
Property	Value
Headword	oberer
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈoːbəʁɐ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#26,559
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „oberer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).obererliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#26,559

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nussbaum“ (#26,558), „Ochsen“ (#26,560), „Nudel“ (#26,557). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oberer“ bei #26,559. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around oberer (IPA [ˈoːbəʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,559 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for oberer, with forms such as "boerer", "obberer", and "obeerr". 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 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is oberer, spelled O-B-E-R-E-R.

Definition

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oberer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "oberer"

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 "oberer"?

"oberer" is spelled O-B-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbəʁɐ].

What does "oberer" mean?

As an adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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