obwohl
[ɔpˈvoːl]
The verdict
“obwohl” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #572 in German word frequency and used as a conjunction.
- #572
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leitet einen Nebensatz (Konzessivsatz) ein, der einen Gegengrund zu der Hauptaussage nennt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obwohl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [ɔpˈvoːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #572 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “obwohl” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for obwohl is 6 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔpˈvoːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #572 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "leitet einen Nebensatz (Konzessivsatz) ein, der einen Gegengrund zu der Hauptaussage nennt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for obwohl, with forms such as "bowohl", "obbwohl", and "obowhl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 obwohl, spelled O-B-W-O-H-L.
Definition
- 1leitet einen Nebensatz (Konzessivsatz) ein, der einen Gegengrund zu der Hauptaussage nennt
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bowohl,obbwohl,obowhl,obwhol,obwohhl,obwohll,obwolh,obwwohl,owbohl
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obwohl - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “obwohl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-B-W-O-H-L - 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.