Oberlicht
German, noun/ˈoːbɐˌlɪçt/
Oberlicht is spelled O-B-E-R-L-I-C-H-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oberlicht is a German neuter noun meaning “roof light, skylight (opening in the roof)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fenster in der Decke eines Raums, das den Innenraum mit Tageslicht versorgt”.
What does Oberlicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterroof light, skylight (opening in the roof)
- 2
neutertransom window
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fenster in der Decke eines Raums, das den Innenraum mit Tageslicht versorgt 2. von oben in einen Raum hereinfallendes Tageslicht 3. der obere Teil eines Fensters
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Oberlicht
- Oberlichtes genitive
- Oberlichts genitive
- Oberlichter plural
- Oberlichte plural
- Oberlichtern dative definite plural
- Oberlichten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oberlicht?
- /ˈoːbɐˌlɪçt/
- [ˈoːbɐˌlɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Oberlicht in German?
Oberlicht appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).