Oberstaatsanwalt
[oːbɐˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvalt]
The verdict
“Oberstaatsanwalt” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,390
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - beförderter Staatsanwalt, der Abteilungsleiter bei einer Staatsanwaltschaft oder Dezernent bei einer Generalstaatsanwaltschaft ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oberstaatsanwalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oːbɐˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvalt] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #43,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oberstaatsanwalt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 25 spelling variants around Oberstaatsanwalt (IPA [oːbɐˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvalt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,390 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "beförderter Staatsanwalt, der Abteilungsleiter bei einer Staatsanwaltschaft oder Dezernent bei einer Generalstaatsanwaltschaft ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberstaatsanwalt, with forms such as "boerstaatsanwalt", "obberstaatsanwalt", and "oberrstaatsanwalt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Oberstaatsanwalt, spelled O-B-E-R-S-T-A-A-T-S-A-N-W-A-L-T.
Definition
- 1beförderter Staatsanwalt, der Abteilungsleiter bei einer Staatsanwaltschaft oder Dezernent bei einer Generalstaatsanwaltschaft ist
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boerstaatsanwalt,obberstaatsanwalt,oberrstaatsanwalt,obersatatsanwalt,obersstaatsanwalt,oberstaastanwalt,oberstaatasnwalt,oberstaatsanawlt,oberstaatsannwalt,oberstaatsanwallt,oberstaatsanwaltt,oberstaatsanwatl,oberstaatsanwlat,oberstaatsanwwalt,oberstaatsawnalt,oberstaatsnawalt,oberstaatssanwalt,oberstaattsanwalt,oberstatasanwalt,oberstatsanwalt,obersttaatsanwalt,obertsaatsanwalt,obesrtaatsanwalt,obrestaatsanwalt,oebrstaatsanwalt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberstaatsanwalt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Oberstaatsanwalt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-S-T-A-A-T-S-A-N-W-A-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oːbɐˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvalt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.