oberirdisch

[ˈoːbɐˌʔɪʁdɪʃ]

/[ˈoːbɐˌʔɪʁdɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“oberirdisch” is uncommon German (frequency #67,569 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,569
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf der Erdoberfläche oder darüber

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberirdisch · oberirdisch · German

oberirdisch · rank #67,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,569
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oden

Nearest frequency peer: Oden (+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 „oberirdisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oberirdisch
PropertyValue
Headwordoberirdisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌʔɪʁdɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „oberirdisch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oden“ (#67,570), „Nüchternheit“ (#67,567), „offenbarten“ (#67,571). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oberirdisch“ bei #67,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oberirdisch is uncommon German at frequency #67,569 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌʔɪʁdɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf der Erdoberfläche oder darüber".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for oberirdisch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 oberirdisch, spelled O-B-E-R-I-R-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf der Erdoberfläche oder darüber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Gegensatz zu den Wühlmäusen leben die Langschwanzmäuse oberirdisch.
  2. Je höher das oberirdische Bauwerk geplant wird, desto aufwendiger wird der unterirdische Teil.

Synonyms

über Tage

Antonyms

unterirdisch

This word in other languages

aboveground(English)de(Español)aérien(Français)

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 "oberirdisch"?
"oberirdisch" is spelled O-B-E-R-I-R-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌʔɪʁdɪʃ].
What does "oberirdisch" mean?
As an adjective, "oberirdisch" means: auf der Erdoberfläche oder darüber
How do you pronounce "oberirdisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oberirdisch" is [ˈoːbɐˌʔɪʁdɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oberirdisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

offenbarten#67,571Neufundland#67,554Pferdemarkt#67,586Nachtarbeit#67,546

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list