Oberliga
[ˈoːbɐˌliːɡa]
The verdict
“Oberliga” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,216
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - überregionale oder regionale Spielklasse
Corpus desk
Index DE-oberliga · Oberliga · German
Oberliga · rank #7,216 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,216
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 14,908
- PHOTO-FINISH Oberbürgermei…
Nearest frequency peer: Oberbürgermeister (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Oberliga”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nicole
Nicole
92,788 corpus weight
- Nürnberger
Nürnberger
92,787 corpus weight
- Oberbürgerm…
Oberbürgermeister
92,786 corpus weight
- Oberliga
Oberliga
92,785 corpus weight
- Orgel
Orgel
92,784 corpus weight
- permanent
permanent
92,782 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Oberliga” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberliga |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐˌliːɡa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberliga” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Oberliga (IPA [ˈoːbɐˌliːɡa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,216 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "überregionale oder regionale Spielklasse".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberliga, with forms such as "boerliga", "obberliga", and "obelriga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Oberliga, spelled O-B-E-R-L-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1überregionale oder regionale Spielklasse
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boerliga
- obberliga
- obelriga
- oberilga
- oberlgia
- oberliag
- oberligga
- oberlliga
- oberrliga
- obreliga
- oebrliga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberliga - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oberliga", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.