Oberfranken
[ˈoːbɐˌfʁaŋkn̩]
The verdict
“Oberfranken” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,956 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #15,956
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bezirk (kommunale Gebietskörperschaft oberhalb der Landkreise) im Norden des Bundeslands Bayern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberfranken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐˌfʁaŋkn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #15,956 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberfranken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Oberfranken is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːbɐˌfʁaŋkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,956 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberfranken, with forms such as "boerfranken", "obberfranken", and "obefrranken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Oberfranken, spelled O-B-E-R-F-R-A-N-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Bezirk (kommunale Gebietskörperschaft oberhalb der Landkreise) im Norden des Bundeslands Bayern
- 2Regierungsbezirk im Norden des Bundeslands Bayern
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boerfranken,obberfranken,obefrranken,oberfarnken,oberffranken,oberfraknen,oberfranekn,oberfrankenn,oberfrankken,oberfrankne,oberfrannken,oberfrnaken,oberfrranken,oberrfanken,oberrfranken,obrefranken,oebrfranken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberfranken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Oberfranken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-F-R-A-N-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːbɐˌfʁaŋkn̩] (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
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.