oblag
[ɔpˈlaːk]
The verdict
“oblag” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,391
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs obliegen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oblag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔpˈlaːk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #43,391 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oblag” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around oblag (IPA [ɔpˈlaːk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,391 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for oblag, with forms such as "bolag", "obalg", and "obblag". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "OLG", "Ola", "Olaf", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is oblag, spelled O-B-L-A-G.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs obliegen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs obliegen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bolag,obalg,obblag,oblagg,oblga,obllag,olbag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oblag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “oblag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔpˈlaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “OLG” - see the side-by-side comparison. oblag vs OLG
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.