Oberschulen

[ˈoːbɐˌʃuːlən]

/[ˈoːbɐˌʃuːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberschulen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,636 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,636
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oberschule

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberschulen · Oberschulen · German

Oberschulen · rank #70,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,636
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH närrischen

Nearest frequency peer: närrischen (-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 „Oberschulen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberschulen
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberschulen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌʃuːlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberschulen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Oberschulenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „närrischen“ (#70,635), „Obstsalat“ (#70,637), „näherbringen“ (#70,634). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberschulen“ bei #70,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberschulen is uncommon German at frequency #70,636 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌʃuːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Oberschulen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Oberschulen, spelled O-B-E-R-S-C-H-U-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oberschule
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Oberschule
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Oberschule
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Oberschule

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 "Oberschulen"?
"Oberschulen" is spelled O-B-E-R-S-C-H-U-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌʃuːlən].
What does "Oberschulen" mean?
As a noun, "Oberschulen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Oberschule
How do you pronounce "Oberschulen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberschulen" is [ˈoːbɐˌʃuːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberschulen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Oberschulen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list