obsah

[ˈɔpsax]

/[ˈɔpsax]/ noun

The verdict

“obsah” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das, was in einem Behälter oder Gefäß enthalten ist; Inhalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-obsah · obsah · German

obsah · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for obsah
PropertyValue
Headwordobsah
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔpsax]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „obsah“ im Deutschen

obsahschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obsah is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔpsax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for obsah in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is obsah, spelled O-B-S-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, was in einem Behälter oder Gefäß enthalten ist; Inhalt
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit des Geschehens eines (literarischen) Werks, Gesprächs, Schriftstücks u. Ä.; Inhalt
  3. 3
    Liste der Themen eines Textes, meist am Beginn oder am Ende davon angeführt; Inhaltsverzeichnis
  4. 4
    Größe der Fläche einer geometrischen Form; Fläche, Flächeninhalt
  5. 5
    Größe des räumlichen Inhalts; Volumen, Fassungsvermögen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Petr vysypal obsah svého batohu na stůl.
  2. Při zkoušce bylo úkolem stručně popsat obsah této divadelní hry.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obsah"?
"obsah" is spelled O-B-S-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔpsax].
What does "obsah" mean?
As a noun, "obsah" means: das, was in einem Behälter oder Gefäß enthalten ist; Inhalt
How do you pronounce "obsah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obsah" is [ˈɔpsax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obsah" come from?
"obsah" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list