Oberschüler

[ˈoːbɐˌʃyːlɐ]

/[ˈoːbɐˌʃyːlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberschüler” is uncommon German (frequency #98,876 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,876
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Schüler in einer Oberschule ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberschuler · Oberschüler · German

Oberschüler · rank #98,876 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,876
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH OCD

Nearest frequency peer: OCD (+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 „Oberschüler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberschüler
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberschüler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌʃyːlɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberschüler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „OCD“ (#98,877), „ohnegleichen“ (#98,879), „Obdachlosenheim“ (#98,872). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberschüler“ bei #98,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberschüler is uncommon German at frequency #98,876 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːbɐˌʃyːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Schüler in einer Oberschule ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Oberschüler in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists 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 Oberschüler, spelled O-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die Schüler in einer Oberschule ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mehrere Oberschüler waren mit ihren Lehrern gekommen, und Yvonne forderte die Gäste auf, sich bis zum Eintreffen von Herrn Friedrich das Haus anzusehen und die Freizeitangebote zu studieren.“

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 "Oberschüler"?
"Oberschüler" is spelled O-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌʃyːlɐ].
What does "Oberschüler" mean?
As a noun, "Oberschüler" means: Person, die Schüler in einer Oberschule ist
How do you pronounce "Oberschüler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberschüler" is [ˈoːbɐˌʃyːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ozeanischen#98,891nahebringen#98,844Pfifferling#98,911Piktogramme#98,917

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list