Oberhemd
German, noun/ˈoːbərˌhɛmt/
Oberhemd is spelled O-B-E-R-H-E-M-D (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oberhemd is a German neuter noun meaning “shirt (relatively formal piece of clothing with buttons, cuffs, and a collar)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil der Oberbekleidung für den Oberkörper, vor allem für Männer”.
What does Oberhemd mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershirt (relatively formal piece of clothing with buttons, cuffs, and a collar)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil der Oberbekleidung für den Oberkörper, vor allem für Männer
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 Oberhemd
- Oberhemdes genitive
- Oberhemds genitive
- Oberhemden plural
- Oberhemde dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oberhemd?
- /ˈoːbərˌhɛmt/
- [ˈʔoː.bɐˌhɛmt]
- [ˈoːbɐˌhɛmt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Oberhemd in German?
Oberhemd appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).