Oberkirch

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The verdict

“Oberkirch” is uncommon German (frequency #78,356 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,356
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberkirch · Oberkirch · German

Oberkirch · rank #78,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,356
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberlauf

Nearest frequency peer: Oberlauf (+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 „Oberkirch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberkirch
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberkirch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberkirch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Oberkirchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberlauf“ (#78,357), „Oberwesel“ (#78,358), „obliegen“ (#78,359). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberkirch“ bei #78,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberkirch is uncommon German at frequency #78,356 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Oberkirch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Oberkirch, spelled O-B-E-R-K-I-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Oberkirch liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Oberkirch"?
"Oberkirch" is spelled O-B-E-R-K-I-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Oberkirch" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oberkirch" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Oberkirch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberkirch" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberkirch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberwesel#78,358offenbare#78,361Nordderby#78,347packendes#78,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list