obszönen

[ɔpsˈt͡søːnən]

/[ɔpsˈt͡søːnən]/ adj

The verdict

“obszönen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,654 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,654
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön

Corpus desk

Index DE-obszonen · obszönen · German

obszönen · rank #85,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,654
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH offenherzig

Nearest frequency peer: offenherzig (+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 „obszönen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for obszönen
PropertyValue
Headwordobszönen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔpsˈt͡søːnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „obszönen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „offenherzig“ (#85,656), „offerieren“ (#85,657), „notlanden“ (#85,650). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „obszönen“ bei #85,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obszönen is uncommon German at frequency #85,654 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔpsˈt͡søːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for obszönen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 obszönen, spelled O-B-S-Z-Ö-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön

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 "obszönen"?
"obszönen" is spelled O-B-S-Z-Ö-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔpsˈt͡søːnən].
What does "obszönen" mean?
As an adjective, "obszönen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs obszön
How do you pronounce "obszönen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obszönen" is [ɔpsˈt͡søːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obszönen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list