obsolet

/[ɔpzoˈleːt]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,785

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

obsolet is anGermanadj. It means: außer Gebrauch geraten, veraltet Pronounced [ɔpzoˈleːt].

Key facts for obsolet
PropertyValue
Headwordobsolet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɔpzoˈleːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,785
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for obsolet is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔpzoˈleːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,785 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 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for obsolet, with forms such as "bosolet", "obbsolet", and "oboslet". 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 obsolet, spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    außer Gebrauch geraten, veraltet
  2. 2
    überflüssig geworden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bosolet,obbsolet,oboslet,obsloet,obsoelt,obsolett,obsollet,obsolte,obssolet,osbolet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for obsolet

Misspelling Variants of "obsolet"

bosolet7obbsolet8oboslet7obsloet7obsoelt7obsolett8obsollet8obsolte7
Misspelling Variants of "obsolet"

Frequency rank: #28,785 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obsolet"?
"obsolet" is spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔpzoˈleːt].
What does "obsolet" mean?
As an adj, "obsolet" means: außer Gebrauch geraten, veraltet
What are common misspellings of "obsolet"?
Common misspellings include "bosolet", "obbsolet", "oboslet", "obsloet", "obsoelt". The correct spelling is "obsolet".
How do you pronounce "obsolet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obsolet" is [ɔpzoˈleːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obsolet" come from?
"obsolet" 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.