Oberwesel

[oːbɐˈveːzl̩]

/[oːbɐˈveːzl̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Oberwesel” is uncommon German (frequency #78,358 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,358
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine am Mittelrhein gelegene Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz im Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Key facts for Oberwesel
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberwesel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[oːbɐˈveːzl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oberwesel” 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). Oberwesel lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Oberwesel is uncommon German at frequency #78,358 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [oːbɐˈveːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine am Mittelrhein gelegene Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz im Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Oberwesel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Oberwesel, spelled O-B-E-R-W-E-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine am Mittelrhein gelegene Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz im Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

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 "Oberwesel"?
"Oberwesel" is spelled O-B-E-R-W-E-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [oːbɐˈveːzl̩].
What does "Oberwesel" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oberwesel" means: eine am Mittelrhein gelegene Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz im Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
How do you pronounce "Oberwesel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberwesel" is [oːbɐˈveːzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Oberwesel" come from?
"Oberwesel" 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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Using “Oberwesel”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is O-B-E-R-W-E-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [oːbɐˈveːzl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list