Oberwesel

[oːbɐˈveːzl̩]

/[oːbɐˈveːzl̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Oberwesel” is uncommon German (frequency #78,358 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,358
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine am Mittelrhein gelegene Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz im Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Corpus desk

Index DE-oberwesel · Oberwesel · German

Oberwesel · rank #78,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,358
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberlauf

Nearest frequency peer: Oberlauf (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Oberwesel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Oberwesel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

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

Langschwanz-Rang von „Oberwesel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Oberweselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberlauf“ (#78,357), „obliegen“ (#78,359), „Oberkirch“ (#78,356). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Oberwesel“ bei #78,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Oberwesel is uncommon German at frequency #78,358 among 1,007 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich lebe gern in Oberwesel.
  2. das Oberwesel der frühen Neuzeit

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberkirch#78,356offenbare#78,361Nordderby#78,347packendes#78,373

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list