Obhut
German, noun[ˈʔɔpˌhuːt]
Obhut is spelled O-B-H-U-T (5 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obhut is a German feminine noun meaning “care, custody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “beschützende Aufsicht über jemanden”.
What does Obhut mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecare, custody
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. beschützende Aufsicht über jemanden 2. Aufsicht über jemanden oder etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Obhut?
- [ˈʔɔpˌhuːt]
- [ˈʔoːpˌhuːt]
- [ˈɔpˌhuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Obhut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Obhut in German?
Obhut appears 3.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).