Oboist
[oboˈɪst]
The verdict
“Oboist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die Oboe spielt
Corpus desk
Index DE-oboist · Oboist · German
Oboist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oboist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oboˈɪst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Oboist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Oboist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oboˈɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die Oboe spielt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Oboist in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Oboist, spelled O-B-O-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1eine Person, die Oboe spielt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Oboist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im klassischen Sinfonieorchester spielen zwei Oboisten.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.