Observatorium
[ɔpzɛʁvaˈtoːʁiʊm]
The verdict
“Observatorium” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,033
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Observatorium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔpzɛʁvaˈtoːʁiʊm] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #42,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Observatorium” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Observatorium (IPA [ɔpzɛʁvaˈtoːʁiʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,033 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Observatorium, with forms such as "boservatorium", "obbservatorium", and "obesrvatorium". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Observatorium, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-O-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1ein Ort für Weltraumbeobachtungen mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: boservatorium,obbservatorium,obesrvatorium,obseravtorium,obserrvatorium,observaotrium,observatoirum,observatorimu,observatoriumm,observatorrium,observatoruim,observatroium,observattorium,observtaorium,observvatorium,obsevratorium,obsrevatorium,obsservatorium,osbervatorium
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Observatorium - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Observatorium”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-O-R-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔpzɛʁvaˈtoːʁiʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.