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Obers

German, noun/ˈo.ːbɐs/

Obers is spelled O-B-E-R-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obers is a German neuter noun meaning “cream (fatty part of milk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a genitive singular of Ober. The German Wiktionary defines it as “fettreicher Teil der Milch, der beim Stehenlassen eine obere Phase bildet”.

What does Obers mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Austrianeutercream (fatty part of milk)

noun

  1. 1

    genitive singular of Ober

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für obersächsisch

noun: 1. fettreicher Teil der Milch, der beim Stehenlassen eine obere Phase bildet

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce Obers?

  • /ˈo.ːbɐs/
  • […]
  • [ˈoːbɐs]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Obers

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Obers in German?

Obers appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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