Oberschlesien
[ˈoːbɐˌʃleːzi̯ən]
The verdict
“Oberschlesien” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,717
- frequency rank, German
- 1,007
- “O” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Bezeichnung für den südöstlichen Teil Schlesiens
Corpus desk
Index DE-oberschlesien · Oberschlesien · German
Oberschlesien · rank #42,717 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,717
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,007
- PHOTO-FINISH Oberrhein
Nearest frequency peer: Oberrhein (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Oberschlesien“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Nutzlast
Nutzlast
57,287 corpus weight
- Oberrhein
Oberrhein
57,285 corpus weight
- Oberschlesi…
Oberschlesien
57,284 corpus weight
- Ordination
Ordination
57,283 corpus weight
- oriental
oriental
57,282 corpus weight
- Orients
Orients
57,281 corpus weight
What this shows „Oberschlesien“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberschlesien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːbɐˌʃleːzi̯ən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #42,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Oberschlesien“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Oberschlesien (IPA [ˈoːbɐˌʃleːzi̯ən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,717 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Bezeichnung für den südöstlichen Teil Schlesiens".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberschlesien, with forms such as "boerschlesien", "obberschlesien", and "obercshlesien". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Oberschlesien, spelled O-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-S-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Bezeichnung für den südöstlichen Teil Schlesiens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Oberschlesien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bekannte Städte Oberschlesiens sind Gleiwitz (Gliwice), Kattowitz (Katowice) und Oppeln (Opole).
„Der 28-jährige katholische Bauernsohn aus dem Schwarzwald hatte sich im Krieg ausgezeichnet und später als Leutnant mit den Freikorps an den Nachkriegskämpfen im Baltikum und in Oberschlesien teilgenommen.“
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- boerschlesien
- obberschlesien
- obercshlesien
- oberrschlesien
- oberscchlesien
- oberschelsien
- oberschhlesien
- oberschleisen
- oberschlesein
- oberschlesienn
- oberschlesine
- oberschlessien
- oberschllesien
- oberschlseien
- obersclhesien
- obershclesien
- obersschlesien
- obesrchlesien
- obreschlesien
- oebrschlesien
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberschlesien - 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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