Obstbau
[ˈoːpstbaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Obstbau” is uncommon German (frequency #55,587 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,587
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Anbau von Kernobst, Steinobst oder Beerenobst großflächig im Freiland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obstbau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːpstbaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,587 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Obstbau” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Obstbau is uncommon German at frequency #55,587 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːpstbaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Anbau von Kernobst, Steinobst oder Beerenobst großflächig im Freiland".
Obstbau has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Obstbau, spelled O-B-S-T-B-A-U.
Definition
- 1der Anbau von Kernobst, Steinobst oder Beerenobst großflächig im Freiland
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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.
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Using “Obstbau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-S-T-B-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.