Observatory
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The verdict
“Observatory” is uncommon German (frequency #83,118 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,118
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorort von Kapstadt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Observatory |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #83,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Observatory” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Observatory is uncommon German at frequency #83,118 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorort von Kapstadt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Observatory in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Observatory, spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Vorort von Kapstadt
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 “Observatory”
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- The one correct German spelling is O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.