Oberflächentemperatur

[ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]

/[ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberflächentemperatur” is uncommon German (frequency #88,080 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,080
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Temperatur eines Körpers an dessen Oberfläche; die von außen sichtbare oder messbare Temperatur in Bezug auf die Wärmestrahlung eines Körpers

Key facts for Oberflächentemperatur
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberflächentemperatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]
Letters21
Frequency rank#88,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oberflächentemperatur” 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). Oberflächentemperatur 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

Oberflächentemperatur is uncommon German at frequency #88,080 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Temperatur eines Körpers an dessen Oberfläche; die von außen sichtbare oder messbare Temperatur in Bezug auf die Wärmestrahlung eines Körpers".

Zero misspellings are on record for Oberflächentemperatur in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Oberflächentemperatur, spelled O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temperatur eines Körpers an dessen Oberfläche; die von außen sichtbare oder messbare Temperatur in Bezug auf die Wärmestrahlung eines Körpers

Antonyms

BodentemperaturKerntemperatur

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 "Oberflächentemperatur"?
"Oberflächentemperatur" is spelled O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-E-N-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯].
What does "Oberflächentemperatur" mean?
As a noun, "Oberflächentemperatur" means: Temperatur eines Körpers an dessen Oberfläche; die von außen sichtbare oder messbare Temperatur in Bezug auf die Wärmestrahlung eines Körpers
How do you pronounce "Oberflächentemperatur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberflächentemperatur" is [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberflächentemperatur" come from?
"Oberflächentemperatur" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Oberflächentemperatur”

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-T-E-M-P-E-R-A-T-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈoːbɐflɛçn̩tɛmpəʁaˌtuːɐ̯] (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

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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