ÖFB

[øːʔɛfˈbeː]

/[øːʔɛfˈbeː]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“ÖFB” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #36,153) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#36,153
frequency rank, German
53
“Ö” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Österreichischer Fußball-Bund

Corpus desk

Index DE-ofb · ÖFB · German

ÖFB · rank #36,153 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,153
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 53
  • PHOTO-FINISH übernommenen

Nearest frequency peer: übernommenen (+1 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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „ÖFB“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „ÖFB“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ÖFB vs oh
0% similar
ÖFB vs ok
0% similar
ÖFB vs on
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ÖFB
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖFB
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[øːʔɛfˈbeː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#36,153
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „ÖFB“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ÖFBliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „übernommenen“ (#36,154), „Zwischenbilanz“ (#36,151), „übersprungen“ (#36,155). Unter 53 „Ö“-Lemmata liegt „ÖFB“ bei #36,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ÖFB is neighbouring look-alikes ("oh", "ok", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [øːʔɛfˈbeː]. Frequency #36,153 among 53 “Ö” headwords. Gloss: "Österreichischer Fußball-Bund".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ÖFB in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "oh", "ok", "on", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ÖFB, spelled Ö-F-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Österreichischer Fußball-Bund

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der ÖFB wurde 1904 gegründet.“

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 "ÖFB"?
"ÖFB" is spelled Ö-F-B. The IPA pronunciation is [øːʔɛfˈbeː].
What does "ÖFB" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ÖFB" means: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund
What words are commonly confused with "ÖFB"?
"ÖFB" is commonly confused with "oh", "ok", "on". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ÖFB"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ÖFB" is [øːʔɛfˈbeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ÖFB" come from?
"ÖFB" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ani#36,175bai#36,213BdS#36,218BMX#36,231

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list