Obst

[oːpst]

/[oːpst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Obst” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,545
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack

Corpus desk

Index DE-obst · Obst · German

Obst · rank #4,545 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,545
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH nächster

Nearest frequency peer: nächster (-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 „Obst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Obst vs Os
50% similar
Obst vs OT
25% similar
Obst vs oft
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Obst
PropertyValue
HeadwordObst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oːpst]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,545
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Obst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Obstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nächster“ (#4,544), „packen“ (#4,546), „niemandem“ (#4,543). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Obst“ bei #4,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Obst (IPA [oːpst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,545 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Obst, with forms such as "bost", "obbst", and "obsst". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Os", "OT", "oft", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct German form is Obst, spelled O-B-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Obst und Gemüse enthalten viele Vitamine und Mineralstoffe.
  2. Vor allem bei unverarbeiteten Lebensmitteln wie Obst, Gemüse und Fleisch erwartet er keine weiteren markanten Preiserhöhungen.

Synonyms

Frucht

Antonyms

Gemüse

This word in other languages

fruit(English)fruta(Español)fruits(Français)fruta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bost
  • obbst
  • obsst
  • obstt
  • obts
  • osbt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Obst - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bost2obbst1obsst1obstt1obts2osbt2
Edit distance from "Obst"

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 "Obst"?
"Obst" is spelled O-B-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [oːpst].
What does "Obst" mean?
As a noun, "Obst" means: roh essbare, meist saftige Früchte, die von Bäumen, Sträuchern und mehrjährigen Stauden stammen, mit überwiegend süßlichem oder säuerlichem, „fruchtigem“ Geschmack
What words are commonly confused with "Obst"?
"Obst" is commonly confused with "Os", "OT", "oft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Obst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Obst" is [oːpst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Obst" come from?
"Obst" 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 "Obst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pech#4,547Maul#4,537Mary#4,536Linz#4,534

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Regie6 variantsLaura6 variantsHeld6 variantsJens6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list