Obermaat
[ˈoːbɐˌmaːt]
The verdict
“Obermaat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unteroffiziersrang zwischen dem Maat und dem Bootsmann (in der NVA Meister)
Corpus desk
Index DE-obermaat · Obermaat · German
Obermaat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obermaat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐˌmaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Obermaat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Obermaat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌmaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Obermaat in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Obermaat, spelled O-B-E-R-M-A-A-T.
Definition
- 1Unteroffiziersrang zwischen dem Maat und dem Bootsmann (in der NVA Meister)
- 2Unteroffizier im Range eines Obermaates
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Obermaat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Obermaat ist der ranghöhere der beiden Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee.
Der Obermaat nahm den Befehl entgegen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.