Oberherrschaft

[ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]

/[ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberherrschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #77,128 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,128
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regierungsgewalt, der alle anderen Instanzen untergeordnet sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberherrschaft · Oberherrschaft · German

Oberherrschaft · rank #77,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,128
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberlicht

Nearest frequency peer: Oberlicht (+2 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 „Oberherrschaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberherrschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberherrschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#77,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberherrschaft“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Oberherrschaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberlicht“ (#77,130), „Nyx“ (#77,125), „numerisch“ (#77,124). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberherrschaft“ bei #77,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberherrschaft is uncommon German at frequency #77,128 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regierungsgewalt, der alle anderen Instanzen untergeordnet sind".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Oberherrschaft, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Oberherrschaft, spelled O-B-E-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regierungsgewalt, der alle anderen Instanzen untergeordnet sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Oberherrschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Leichter als die Georgier fügten sich die Armenier in die russische Oberherrschaft.“

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 "Oberherrschaft"?
"Oberherrschaft" is spelled O-B-E-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft].
What does "Oberherrschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Oberherrschaft" means: Regierungsgewalt, der alle anderen Instanzen untergeordnet sind
How do you pronounce "Oberherrschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberherrschaft" is [ˈoːbɐˌhɛʁʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberherrschaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oberherrschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitgeschrieben#77,076Militärgericht#77,070Medizinstudent#77,058rechtskräftige#77,226

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list