Oberführer
German, noun[ˈoːbɐˌfyːʁɐ]
Oberführer is spelled O-B-E-R-F-Ü-H-R-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oberführer is a German masculine noun meaning “paramilitary rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponding to brigadier or senior colonel; next in rank to Brigadeführer, rank below is…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einem Führer übergeordneter Führer”.
What does Oberführer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparamilitary rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponding to brigadier or senior colonel; next in rank to Brigadeführer, rank below is Standartenführer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einem Führer übergeordneter Führer 2. Kurzform, Ansprache für SS-Oberführer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Oberführer
- Oberführers genitive
- Oberführern dative definite plural
- Oberf abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oberführer?
- [ˈoːbɐˌfyːʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Oberführer in German?
Oberführer appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).