oberflächliches

[ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪçəs]

/[ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪçəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“oberflächliches” is uncommon German (frequency #80,757 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,757
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberflachliches · oberflächliches · German

oberflächliches · rank #80,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,757
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberarme

Nearest frequency peer: Oberarme (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „oberflächliches“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „oberflächliches“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oberflächliches
PropertyValue
Headwordoberflächliches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪçəs]
Letters15
Frequency rank#80,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „oberflächliches“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.oberflächlichesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberarme“ (#80,756), „Obertshausen“ (#80,758), „Nutzwert“ (#80,755). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oberflächliches“ bei #80,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oberflächliches is uncommon German at frequency #80,757 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪçəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oberflächliches, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is oberflächliches, spelled O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oberflächlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oberflächlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oberflächlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oberflächlich

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 "oberflächliches"?
"oberflächliches" is spelled O-B-E-R-F-L-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪçəs].
What does "oberflächliches" mean?
As an adjective, "oberflächliches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs oberflächlich
How do you pronounce "oberflächliches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oberflächliches" is [ˈoːbɐˌflɛçlɪçəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oberflächliches" come from?
"oberflächliches" 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 "oberflächliches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list