Obhut

/[ˈɔpˌhuːt]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,239

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Obhut is aGermannoun. It means: beschützende Aufsicht über jemanden Pronounced [ˈɔpˌhuːt]. Often confused with Out and Obst.

Key facts for Obhut
PropertyValue
HeadwordObhut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔpˌhuːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,239
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Obhut in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Obhut is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔpˌhuːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,239 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Obhut, with forms such as "bohut", "obbhut", and "obhhut". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Out", "Obst", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Obhut, spelled O-B-H-U-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    beschützende Aufsicht über jemanden
  2. 2
    Aufsicht über jemanden oder etwas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bohut,obbhut,obhhut,obhtu,obhutt,obuht,ohbut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Obhut

Misspelling Variants of "Obhut"

bohut5obbhut6obhhut6obhtu5obhutt6obuht5ohbut5
Misspelling Variants of "Obhut"

Frequency rank: #16,239 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Obhut"?
"Obhut" is spelled O-B-H-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔpˌhuːt].
What does "Obhut" mean?
As a noun, "Obhut" means: beschützende Aufsicht über jemanden
What words are commonly confused with "Obhut"?
"Obhut" is commonly confused with "Out", "Obst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Obhut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obhut" is [ˈɔpˌhuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Obhut" come from?
"Obhut" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.