Oberhaupt
[ˈoːbɐˌhaʊ̯pt]
The verdict
“Oberhaupt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,327
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ranghöchster oder mächtigster Mensch einer Institution/Organisation
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberhaupt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐˌhaʊ̯pt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberhaupt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Oberhaupt (IPA [ˈoːbɐˌhaʊ̯pt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,327 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ranghöchster oder mächtigster Mensch einer Institution/Organisation".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberhaupt, with forms such as "boerhaupt", "obberhaupt", and "obehraupt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Oberhaus", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Oberhaupt, spelled O-B-E-R-H-A-U-P-T.
Definition
- 1ranghöchster oder mächtigster Mensch einer Institution/Organisation
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boerhaupt,obberhaupt,obehraupt,oberahupt,oberhaput,oberhauppt,oberhauptt,oberhautp,oberhhaupt,oberhuapt,oberrhaupt,obrehaupt,oebrhaupt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberhaupt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Oberhaupt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-H-A-U-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːbɐˌhaʊ̯pt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Oberhaus” - see the side-by-side comparison. Oberhaupt vs Oberhaus
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.