obskuren

[ɔpsˈkuːʁən]

/[ɔpsˈkuːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“obskuren” is uncommon German (frequency #63,611 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,611
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur

Corpus desk

Index DE-obskuren · obskuren · German

obskuren · rank #63,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,611
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH offensiver

Nearest frequency peer: offensiver (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „obskuren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „obskuren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obskuren
PropertyValue
Headwordobskuren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔpsˈkuːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „obskuren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).obskurenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „offensiver“ (#63,612), „Nowgorod“ (#63,609), „nou“ (#63,608). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obskuren“ bei #63,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obskuren is uncommon German at frequency #63,611 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔpsˈkuːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for obskuren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is obskuren, spelled O-B-S-K-U-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obskuren"?
"obskuren" is spelled O-B-S-K-U-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔpsˈkuːʁən].
What does "obskuren" mean?
As an adjective, "obskuren" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obskur
How do you pronounce "obskuren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obskuren" is [ɔpsˈkuːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obskuren" come from?
"obskuren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obskuren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nowgorod#63,609Ostertag#63,622Nickname#63,597Neusiedl#63,594

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list