Oberlandesgericht

[ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt]

/[ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt]/ noun

The verdict

“Oberlandesgericht” has 27 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,173
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
27
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwischen Landgericht und Bundesgerichtshof angeordnetes Gericht

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberlandesgericht · Oberlandesgericht · German

Oberlandesgericht · rank #15,173 · 27 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,173
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 27 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberkörper

Nearest frequency peer: Oberkörper (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Oberlandesgericht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Oberlandesgericht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Oberlandesgericht vs Oberlandesgerichts
94% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Oberlandesgericht
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberlandesgericht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt]
Letters17
Frequency rank#15,173
Misspellings tracked27
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Oberlandesgericht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Oberlandesgerichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberkörper“ (#15,172), „OECD“ (#15,174), „nächtlichen“ (#15,171). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberlandesgericht“ bei #15,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 27 spelling variants around Oberlandesgericht (IPA [ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,173 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberlandesgericht, with forms such as "boerlandesgericht", "obberlandesgericht", and "obelrandesgericht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Oberlandesgerichts", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Oberlandesgericht, spelled O-B-E-R-L-A-N-D-E-S-G-E-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwischen Landgericht und Bundesgerichtshof angeordnetes Gericht
  2. 2
    Gerichtshof zweiter Instanz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Oberlandesgericht kann Urteile vom Amtsgericht aufheben.
  2. Laut einem Urteil des Oberlandesgerichts Stuttgart darf man beim Autofahren ein Handy, wenn es mit einer Freisprecheinrichtung verbunden ist, auch ans Ohr halten.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boerlandesgericht
  • obberlandesgericht
  • obelrandesgericht
  • oberalndesgericht
  • oberladnesgericht
  • oberlanddesgericht
  • oberlandegsericht
  • oberlandesegricht
  • oberlandesgeircht
  • oberlandesgerciht
  • oberlandesgericcht
  • oberlandesgerichht
  • oberlandesgerichtt
  • oberlandesgericth
  • oberlandesgerihct
  • oberlandesgerricht
  • oberlandesggericht
  • oberlandesgreicht
  • oberlandessgericht
  • oberlandsegericht
  • oberlanedsgericht
  • oberlanndesgericht
  • oberllandesgericht
  • oberlnadesgericht
  • oberrlandesgericht
  • obrelandesgericht
  • oebrlandesgericht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberlandesgericht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

boerlandesgericht2obberlandesgericht1obelrandesgericht2oberalndesgericht2oberladnesgericht2oberlanddesgericht1oberlandegsericht2oberlandesegricht2
Edit distance from "Oberlandesgericht"

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 "Oberlandesgericht"?
"Oberlandesgericht" is spelled O-B-E-R-L-A-N-D-E-S-G-E-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt].
What does "Oberlandesgericht" mean?
As a noun, "Oberlandesgericht" means: zwischen Landgericht und Bundesgerichtshof angeordnetes Gericht
What words are commonly confused with "Oberlandesgericht"?
"Oberlandesgericht" is commonly confused with "Oberlandesgerichts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oberlandesgericht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberlandesgericht" is [ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberlandesgericht" come from?
"Oberlandesgericht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (27 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list