Obrigkeit

/[ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,695

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Obrigkeit is aGermannoun. It means: die verantwortliche Trägerschaft der staatlichen oder kirchlichen Macht Pronounced [ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t].

Key facts for Obrigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordObrigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,695
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Obrigkeit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Obrigkeit is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,695 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Obrigkeit, with forms such as "borigkeit", "obbrigkeit", and "obirgkeit". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Obrigkeit, spelled O-B-R-I-G-K-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die verantwortliche Trägerschaft der staatlichen oder kirchlichen Macht
  2. 2
    Vorgesetzte und allgemein in Hierarchien Übergeordnete in allen Bereichen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: borigkeit,obbrigkeit,obirgkeit,obrgikeit,obrigekit,obriggkeit,obrigkeitt,obrigketi,obrigkiet,obrigkkeit,obrikgeit,obrrigkeit,orbigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Obrigkeit

Misspelling Variants of "Obrigkeit"

borigkeit9obbrigkeit10obirgkeit9obrgikeit9obrigekit9obriggkeit10obrigkeitt10obrigketi9
Misspelling Variants of "Obrigkeit"

Frequency rank: #25,695 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Obrigkeit"?
"Obrigkeit" is spelled O-B-R-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Obrigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Obrigkeit" means: die verantwortliche Trägerschaft der staatlichen oder kirchlichen Macht
What are common misspellings of "Obrigkeit"?
Common misspellings include "borigkeit", "obbrigkeit", "obirgkeit", "obrgikeit", "obrigekit". The correct spelling is "Obrigkeit".
How do you pronounce "Obrigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obrigkeit" is [ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Obrigkeit" come from?
"Obrigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.