Oberverwaltungsgericht

Name: Oberverwaltungsgericht, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt]

/[oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Oberverwaltungsgericht” is a German headword at frequency #34,835, used as a noun.

#34,835
frequency rank, German: 14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gericht der allgemeinen Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit, das in der Regel in zweiter Instanz tätig wird

Key facts for Oberverwaltungsgericht
Property	Value
Headword	Oberverwaltungsgericht
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt]
Letters	22
Frequency rank	#34,835
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oberverwaltungsgericht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Oberverwaltungsgericht lands here:

#34,835

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Oberverwaltungsgericht is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,835 in overall German word frequency among 14,908 “O” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gericht der allgemeinen Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit, das in der Regel in zweiter Instanz tätig wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Oberverwaltungsgericht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Oberverwaltungsgericht, spelled O-B-E-R-V-E-R-W-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-G-E-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

1
Gericht der allgemeinen Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit, das in der Regel in zweiter Instanz tätig wird

Synonyms

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

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 "Oberverwaltungsgericht"?

"Oberverwaltungsgericht" is spelled O-B-E-R-V-E-R-W-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-G-E-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt].

What does "Oberverwaltungsgericht" mean?

As a noun, "Oberverwaltungsgericht" means: Gericht der allgemeinen Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit, das in der Regel in zweiter Instanz tätig wird

How do you pronounce "Oberverwaltungsgericht"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberverwaltungsgericht" is [oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Oberverwaltungsgericht" come from?

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Using “Oberverwaltungsgericht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-V-E-R-W-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-G-E-R-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [oːbɐfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt] (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.