obligatorischer

[ɔbliɡaˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]

/[ɔbliɡaˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“obligatorischer” is uncommon German (frequency #94,695 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,695
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-obligatorischer · obligatorischer · German

obligatorischer · rank #94,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,695
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oehme

Nearest frequency peer: Oehme (+2 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 „obligatorischer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obligatorischer
PropertyValue
Headwordobligatorischer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔbliɡaˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#94,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „obligatorischer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).obligatorischerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oehme“ (#94,697), „Oberviechtach“ (#94,692), „Oberverwaltungsgerichts“ (#94,691). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obligatorischer“ bei #94,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obligatorischer is uncommon German at frequency #94,695 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔbliɡaˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

obligatorischer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is obligatorischer, spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch

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 "obligatorischer"?
"obligatorischer" is spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔbliɡaˈtoːʁɪʃɐ].
What does "obligatorischer" mean?
As an adjective, "obligatorischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obligatorisch
How do you pronounce "obligatorischer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obligatorischer" is [ɔbliɡaˈtoːʁɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obligatorischer" come from?
"obligatorischer" 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 "obligatorischer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list