obliegen

[ɔpˈliːɡn̩]

/[ɔpˈliːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“obliegen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,359 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,359
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem eine Aufgabe sein, von jemandem bewältigt werden müssen

Corpus desk

Index DE-obliegen · obliegen · German

obliegen · rank #78,359 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,359
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberwesel

Nearest frequency peer: Oberwesel (-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 „obliegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordobliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɔpˈliːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,359
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „obliegen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.obliegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberwesel“ (#78,358), „Oberlauf“ (#78,357), „offenbare“ (#78,361). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obliegen“ bei #78,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obliegen is uncommon German at frequency #78,359 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔpˈliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for obliegen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is obliegen, spelled O-B-L-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem eine Aufgabe sein, von jemandem bewältigt werden müssen
  2. 2
    sich anhaltend mit etwas beschäftigen, sich einer Sache widmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihm obliegt die Sorge für die Familie.
  2. Eben dieses nun, o Sokrates, fragte ich am Ende dich selbst; da sagtest du mir erst, der Gerechtigkeit läge ob den Feinden zu schaden und den Freunden wohl zu thun. (1809)

This word in other languages

aplicarse(Español)incomber(Français)

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 "obliegen"?
"obliegen" is spelled O-B-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔpˈliːɡn̩].
What does "obliegen" mean?
As a verb, "obliegen" means: jemandem eine Aufgabe sein, von jemandem bewältigt werden müssen
How do you pronounce "obliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obliegen" is [ɔpˈliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obliegen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberlauf#78,357notgeile#78,349normativ#78,348Passhöhe#78,381

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list