oberhalb
German, preposition/ˈoːbɐhalp/
oberhalb is spelled O-B-E-R-H-A-L-B (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oberhalb is a German preposition meaning “above” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Genitiv: weiter oben als das Vergleichsobjekt befindlich”.
What does oberhalb mean in English?
preposition
- 1
above
Der Arkadengang befindet sich auf dem Hügel oberhalb des Schlosses.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. mit Genitiv: weiter oben als das Vergleichsobjekt befindlich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce oberhalb?
- /ˈoːbɐhalp/
- [ˈoːbɐhalp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oberhalb in German?
oberhalb appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).