obszön

[ɔpsˈt͡søːn]

/[ɔpsˈt͡søːn]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“obszön” is uncommon German (frequency #61,786 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,786
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Schamgefühl verletzend, sittliche Entrüstung hervorrufend

Corpus desk

Index DE-obszon · obszön · German

obszön · rank #61,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,786
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberkochen

Nearest frequency peer: Oberkochen (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „obszön“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „obszön“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obszön
PropertyValue
Headwordobszön
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔpsˈt͡søːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „obszön“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.obszönfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oberkochen“ (#61,784), „Ohrring“ (#61,789), „Notrufe“ (#61,782). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obszön“ bei #61,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obszön is uncommon German at frequency #61,786 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔpsˈt͡søːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Schamgefühl verletzend, sittliche Entrüstung hervorrufend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for obszön, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is obszön, spelled O-B-S-Z-Ö-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Schamgefühl verletzend, sittliche Entrüstung hervorrufend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Schmutzige Wörter gehören in den Bereich des Wortschatzes, der traditionellerweise als obszön gilt (…).“

Synonyms

anstößigfrivolschamlosschlüpfrigunanständigunzüchtig

This word in other languages

obscene(English)obsceno(Español)obscène(Français)obsceno(Português)

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 "obszön"?
"obszön" is spelled O-B-S-Z-Ö-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔpsˈt͡søːn].
What does "obszön" mean?
As an adjective, "obszön" means: das Schamgefühl verletzend, sittliche Entrüstung hervorrufend
How do you pronounce "obszön"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obszön" is [ɔpsˈt͡søːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obszön" come from?
"obszön" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mutual#61,760Murmel#61,758Phuket#61,815Mulden#61,755

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list