Obstmesser
[ˈoːpstˌmɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Obstmesser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Messer, das besonders zum Schälen und Zerteilen von Früchten geeignet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-obstmesser · Obstmesser · German
Obstmesser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Obstmesser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːpstˌmɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Obstmesser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Obstmesser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːpstˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Messer, das besonders zum Schälen und Zerteilen von Früchten geeignet ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Obstmesser, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Obstmesser, spelled O-B-S-T-M-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1kleines Messer, das besonders zum Schälen und Zerteilen von Früchten geeignet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Obstmesser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich höhlte den Korken mit einem Obstmesser aus wie ein Verdurstender und musste dann das ganze Bad mühsam von Korkenkrümeln befreien.“
„Mir war zum Lachen zumute, aber ich brach in Tränen aus, warf mein Obstmesser hin und lief auf mein Zimmer.“
This word in other languages
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.