Obsorge
[ˈɔpˌzɔʁɡə]
The verdict
“Obsorge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sorgende Aufsicht über etwas oder jemanden, insbesondere über Kinder
Corpus desk
Index DE-obsorge · Obsorge · German
Obsorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obsorge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔpˌzɔʁɡə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Obsorge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Obsorge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔpˌzɔʁɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sorgende Aufsicht über etwas oder jemanden, insbesondere über Kinder".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Obsorge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Obsorge, spelled O-B-S-O-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1sorgende Aufsicht über etwas oder jemanden, insbesondere über Kinder
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Obsorge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Disput gab es am Podium zur Frage, inwieweit die gemeinsame Obsorge sinnvoll ist.
Der dritte Teil enthält Neuerungen in verschiedenen Bereichen: Unterhaltsvorschussverfahren sollen beschleunigt, Stiefeltern in Patchwork-Familien in die Obsorge für die Kinder einbezogen, Diskriminierungen für Lebensgefährten beseitigt und Auslandsadoptionen sicherer gemacht werden.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.