obigen

[ˈoːbɪɡn̩]

/[ˈoːbɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“obigen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,504
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig

Corpus desk

Index DE-obigen · obigen · German

obigen · rank #16,504 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,504
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberflächen

Nearest frequency peer: Oberflächen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „obigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „obigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

obigen vs Oliven
50% similar
obigen vs oben
67% similar
obigen vs obige
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for obigen
PropertyValue
Headwordobigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈoːbɪɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,504
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „obigen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).obigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberflächen“ (#16,503), „Ohio“ (#16,505), „oral“ (#16,506). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obigen“ bei #16,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around obigen (IPA [ˈoːbɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,504 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for obigen, with forms such as "boigen", "obbigen", and "obgien". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Oliven", "oben", "obige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is obigen, spelled O-B-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boigen
  • obbigen
  • obgien
  • obiegn
  • obigenn
  • obiggen
  • obigne
  • oibgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obigen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

boigen2obbigen1obgien2obiegn2obigenn1obiggen1obigne2oibgen2
Edit distance from "obigen"

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 "obigen"?
"obigen" is spelled O-B-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbɪɡn̩].
What does "obigen" mean?
As an adjective, "obigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs obig
What words are commonly confused with "obigen"?
"obigen" is commonly confused with "Oliven", "oben", "obige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obigen" is [ˈoːbɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obigen" come from?
"obigen" 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 "obigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ordnen#16,507packte#16,510pissen#16,514Margot#16,488

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

rauben8 variantslinear8 variantsKranz8 variantsKrach8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list