obsolet

[ɔpzoˈleːt]

/[ɔpzoˈleːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“obsolet” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,785
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - außer Gebrauch geraten, veraltet

Corpus desk

Index DE-obsolet · obsolet · German

obsolet · rank #28,785 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,785
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH obligatorisch

Nearest frequency peer: obligatorisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „obsolet“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „obsolet“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obsolet
PropertyValue
Headwordobsolet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔpzoˈleːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,785
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „obsolet“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).obsoletliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „obligatorisch“ (#28,784), „Nährboden“ (#28,783), „offenbarte“ (#28,787). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obsolet“ bei #28,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around obsolet (IPA [ɔpzoˈleːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,785 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for obsolet, with forms such as "bosolet", "obbsolet", and "oboslet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is obsolet, spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Betriebssystem Windows 95 ist seit dem 1. Januar 2001 obsolet.
  2. „Begriffe wie Utopie oder Dystopie sind längst obsolet geworden; an ihre Stelle treten Fatalismus und Nihilismus.“

Synonyms

altantiquiertaltmodischanachronistischhinfälligüberholtungebräuchlichveraltet

Antonyms

gebräuchlichüblich

This word in other languages

obsolete(English)obsoleto(Español)obsolète(Français)obsoleto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bosolet
  • obbsolet
  • oboslet
  • obsloet
  • obsoelt
  • obsolett
  • obsollet
  • obsolte
  • obssolet
  • osbolet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obsolet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bosolet2obbsolet1oboslet2obsloet2obsoelt2obsolett1obsollet1obsolte2
Edit distance from "obsolet"

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 "obsolet"?
"obsolet" is spelled O-B-S-O-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔpzoˈleːt].
What does "obsolet" mean?
As an adjective, "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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list