Oberleutnant

[ˈoːbɐˌlɔɪ̯tnant]

/[ˈoːbɐˌlɔɪ̯tnant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberleutnant” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,224
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Leutnant und Hauptmann

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberleutnant · Oberleutnant · German

Oberleutnant · rank #30,224 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,224
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH oberes

Nearest frequency peer: oberes (-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 „Oberleutnant“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Oberleutnant“ 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).

Oberleutnant vs Oberstleutnant
86% similar

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

Key facts for Oberleutnant
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberleutnant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌlɔɪ̯tnant]
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,224
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Oberleutnant“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Oberleutnantliegt 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: „oberes“ (#30,223), „Objekts“ (#30,225), „Nutzfläche“ (#30,222). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberleutnant“ bei #30,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Oberleutnant (IPA [ˈoːbɐˌlɔɪ̯tnant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,224 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberleutnant, with forms such as "boerleutnant", "obberleutnant", and "obelreutnant". 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, "Oberstleutnant", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oberleutnant, spelled O-B-E-R-L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Leutnant und Hauptmann
  2. 2
    Person, die den Dienstgrad eines Oberleutnants innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Beförderung zum Oberleutnant ist stets mit einer Solderhöhung verbunden.
  2. Der Oberleutnant befahl ihm, zehn Liegestütze zu machen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boerleutnant
  • obberleutnant
  • obelreutnant
  • oberelutnant
  • oberletunant
  • oberleuntant
  • oberleutannt
  • oberleutnannt
  • oberleutnantt
  • oberleutnatn
  • oberleutnnant
  • oberleutnnat
  • oberleuttnant
  • oberlleutnant
  • oberluetnant
  • oberrleutnant
  • obreleutnant
  • oebrleutnant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberleutnant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

boerleutnant2obberleutnant1obelreutnant2oberelutnant2oberletunant2oberleuntant2oberleutannt2oberleutnannt1
Edit distance from "Oberleutnant"

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 "Oberleutnant"?
"Oberleutnant" is spelled O-B-E-R-L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌlɔɪ̯tnant].
What does "Oberleutnant" mean?
As a noun, "Oberleutnant" means: Dienstgrad eines Soldaten zwischen dem Leutnant und Hauptmann
What words are commonly confused with "Oberleutnant"?
"Oberleutnant" is commonly confused with "Oberstleutnant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oberleutnant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberleutnant" is [ˈoːbɐˌlɔɪ̯tnant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberleutnant" come from?
"Oberleutnant" 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 "Oberleutnant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mediengruppe#30,197marschierten#30,192Schlusslicht#30,275schnellstens#30,276

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Skispringen18 variantsStockwerken18 variantsinstallierten18 variantsunangenehmer18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list