Oberflächenstruktur

[ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯]

/[ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberflächenstruktur” is uncommon German (frequency #86,872 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,872
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - allgemein: gestaltete Oberfläche eines Materials

Key facts for Oberflächenstruktur
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberflächenstruktur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯]
Letters19
Frequency rank#86,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oberflächenstruktur” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Oberflächenstruktur lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberflächenstruktur is uncommon German at frequency #86,872 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Oberflächenstruktur, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Oberflächenstruktur, spelled O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    allgemein: gestaltete Oberfläche eines Materials
  2. 2
    im allgemeinen Verständnis die Sprachformen, die man in Texten als grammatisch korrekt gebildete Äußerungen sehen kann
  3. 3
    Begriff aus der generativen Transformationsgrammatik für die Sprachformen, die man in Texten, sozusagen nahe an der "Oberfläche", sehen kann. Oberflächenstrukturen kommen dadurch zustande, dass man auf Sprachformen der Tiefenstruktur Transformationen (Umformungsregeln) anwendet. Um daraus "richtige" Sätze zu erzeugen, müssen noch Interpretationen der Einheiten (zum Beispiel die phonologische Interpretation) erfolgen.

Synonyms

Textur

Antonyms

Tiefenstruktur

This word in other languages

texture(English)

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 "Oberflächenstruktur"?
"Oberflächenstruktur" is spelled O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯].
What does "Oberflächenstruktur" mean?
As a noun, "Oberflächenstruktur" means: allgemein: gestaltete Oberfläche eines Materials
How do you pronounce "Oberflächenstruktur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberflächenstruktur" is [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberflächenstruktur" come from?
"Oberflächenstruktur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Oberflächenstruktur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N-S-T-R-U-K-T-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩ʃtʁʊkˌtuːɐ̯] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list