Oberstleutnant

[ˈoːbɐstˌlɔɪ̯tnant]

/[ˈoːbɐstˌlɔɪ̯tnant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberstleutnant” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,878
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stabsoffiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem Major und dem Oberst

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberstleutnant · Oberstleutnant · German

Oberstleutnant · rank #27,878 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,878
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberstdorf

Nearest frequency peer: Oberstdorf (-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 „Oberstleutnant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Oberstleutnant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Oberstleutnant vs Oberleutnant
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Oberstleutnant
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberstleutnant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐstˌlɔɪ̯tnant]
Letters14
Frequency rank#27,878
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Oberstleutnant“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Oberstleutnantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberstdorf“ (#27,877), „Nähte“ (#27,876), „Opas“ (#27,880). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberstleutnant“ bei #27,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Oberstleutnant (IPA [ˈoːbɐstˌlɔɪ̯tnant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,878 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberstleutnant, with forms such as "boerstleutnant", "obberstleutnant", and "oberrstleutnant". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Oberleutnant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Oberstleutnant, spelled O-B-E-R-S-T-L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stabsoffiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem Major und dem Oberst
  2. 2
    Offizier, der den Dienstgrad eines Oberstleutnants innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er wurde zu Gneisenau geführt und übergab ihm zwei Ordres des Königs: die Mitteilung über den Waffenstillstand und die Beförderung zum Oberstleutnant.“
  2. „Er kehrte im Rang eines Oberstleutnants aus Israel und Angola zurück.“

Synonyms

FregattenkapitänSS-Obersturmbannführer

This word in other languages

Lieutenant Colonel(English)lieutenant-colonel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boerstleutnant
  • obberstleutnant
  • oberrstleutnant
  • oberslteutnant
  • obersstleutnant
  • oberstelutnant
  • oberstletunant
  • oberstleuntant
  • oberstleutannt
  • oberstleutnannt
  • oberstleutnantt
  • oberstleutnatn
  • oberstleutnnant
  • oberstleutnnat
  • oberstleuttnant
  • oberstlleutnant
  • oberstluetnant
  • obersttleutnant
  • obertsleutnant
  • obesrtleutnant
  • obrestleutnant
  • oebrstleutnant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberstleutnant - 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.

boerstleutnant2obberstleutnant1oberrstleutnant1oberslteutnant2obersstleutnant1oberstelutnant2oberstletunant2oberstleuntant2
Edit distance from "Oberstleutnant"

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 "Oberstleutnant"?
"Oberstleutnant" is spelled O-B-E-R-S-T-L-E-U-T-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐstˌlɔɪ̯tnant].
What does "Oberstleutnant" mean?
As a noun, "Oberstleutnant" means: Stabsoffiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem Major und dem Oberst
What words are commonly confused with "Oberstleutnant"?
"Oberstleutnant" is commonly confused with "Oberleutnant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oberstleutnant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberstleutnant" is [ˈoːbɐstˌlɔɪ̯tnant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberstleutnant" come from?
"Oberstleutnant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list