Oberteil

[ˈoːbɐˌtaɪ̯l]

/[ˈoːbɐˌtaɪ̯l]/ noun

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The verdict

“Oberteil” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,722
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich über einem Abschnitt befindlicher anderer Abschnitt

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberteil · Oberteil · German

Oberteil · rank #21,722 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,722
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberarzt

Nearest frequency peer: Oberarzt (-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 „Oberteil“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Oberteil
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberteil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbɐˌtaɪ̯l]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,722
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Oberteil“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberarzt“ (#21,721), „Odyssee“ (#21,723), „Nährstoffe“ (#21,720). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberteil“ bei #21,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Oberteil (IPA [ˈoːbɐˌtaɪ̯l]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,722 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberteil, with forms such as "boerteil", "obberteil", and "oberetil". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Oberteil, spelled O-B-E-R-T-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich über einem Abschnitt befindlicher anderer Abschnitt
  2. 2
    Kleidungsstück für die obere Hälfte des Körpers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Oberteil des Gebäudes befinden sich die Büros.
  2. „Beim Eingießen der Büchsen prüfe man erst, ob der Oberteil genau senkrecht in den Schnittstempel eingedrückt und ob der Abstreifer gerade zurückgeschraubt worden ist.“

Synonyms

Oberbekleidungsstück

Antonyms

MittelteilUnterteil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boerteil
  • obberteil
  • oberetil
  • oberrteil
  • oberteill
  • oberteli
  • obertiel
  • obertteil
  • obetreil
  • obreteil
  • oebrteil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oberteil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

boerteil2obberteil1oberetil2oberrteil1oberteill1oberteli2obertiel2obertteil1
Edit distance from "Oberteil"

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 "Oberteil"?
"Oberteil" is spelled O-B-E-R-T-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɐˌtaɪ̯l].
What does "Oberteil" mean?
As a noun, "Oberteil" means: sich über einem Abschnitt befindlicher anderer Abschnitt
What are common misspellings of "Oberteil"?
Common misspellings include "boerteil", "obberteil", "oberetil", "oberrteil", "oberteill". The correct spelling is "Oberteil".
How do you pronounce "Oberteil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberteil" is [ˈoːbɐˌtaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberteil" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberarzt#21,721Ohrringe#21,724Naivität#21,711meldeten#21,694

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

nahtlos11 variantssanieren11 variantssharing11 variantsSowjets11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list