Oberrealschule

[ˈoːbɐʁeˌaːlʃuːlə]

/[ˈoːbɐʁeˌaːlʃuːlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Oberrealschule” is uncommon German (frequency #89,370 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,370
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schule, die zum Beispiel in Deutschland zum Abitur führte

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberrealschule · Oberrealschule · German

Oberrealschule · rank #89,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,370
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Näherinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Näherinnen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Oberrealschule“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oberrealschule“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberrealschule
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberrealschule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐʁeˌaːlʃuːlə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#89,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberrealschule“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Oberrealschulefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Näherinnen“ (#89,369), „nächstbesten“ (#89,368), „Odins“ (#89,372). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberrealschule“ bei #89,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberrealschule is uncommon German at frequency #89,370 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐʁeˌaːlʃuːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schule, die zum Beispiel in Deutschland zum Abitur führte".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Oberrealschule in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Oberrealschule, spelled O-B-E-R-R-E-A-L-S-C-H-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schule, die zum Beispiel in Deutschland zum Abitur führte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er hatte die Volksschule am Friedhof nie beendet, stattdessen wurde er auf der städtischen Oberrealschule für Jungen am Kamilianerplatz aufgenommen, wo er sein Abitur ablegen sollte.“

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 "Oberrealschule"?
"Oberrealschule" is spelled O-B-E-R-R-E-A-L-S-C-H-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐʁeˌaːlʃuːlə].
What does "Oberrealschule" mean?
As a noun, "Oberrealschule" means: Schule, die zum Beispiel in Deutschland zum Abitur führte
How do you pronounce "Oberrealschule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberrealschule" is [ˈoːbɐʁeˌaːlʃuːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberrealschule" come from?
"Oberrealschule" 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 "Oberrealschule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list