Obergrenzen

[ˈoːbɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]

/[ˈoːbɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Obergrenzen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,399 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,399
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Obergrenze

Corpus desk

Index DE-obergrenzen · Obergrenzen · German

Obergrenzen · rank #56,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,399
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberkante

Nearest frequency peer: Oberkante (+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 „Obergrenzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Obergrenzen
PropertyValue
HeadwordObergrenzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Obergrenzen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Obergrenzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberkante“ (#56,400), „Nützlichkeit“ (#56,397), „Objektives“ (#56,401). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Obergrenzen“ bei #56,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Obergrenzen is uncommon German at frequency #56,399 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Obergrenzen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Obergrenzen, spelled O-B-E-R-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Obergrenze
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Obergrenze
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Obergrenze
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Obergrenze

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 "Obergrenzen"?
"Obergrenzen" is spelled O-B-E-R-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩].
What does "Obergrenzen" mean?
As a noun, "Obergrenzen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Obergrenze
How do you pronounce "Obergrenzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obergrenzen" is [ˈoːbɐˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Obergrenzen" come from?
"Obergrenzen" 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 "Obergrenzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

olympischer#56,403origineller#56,410nachzuahmen#56,377Nachmittage#56,375

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list