Offenburg

[ˈɔfn̩ˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈɔfn̩ˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Offenburg” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,667
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-offenburg · Offenburg · German

Offenburg · rank #17,667 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,667
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH nördliche

Nearest frequency peer: nördliche (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Offenburg“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Offenburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Offenburg vs Oldenburg
78% similar
Offenburg vs offenbar
67% similar
Offenburg vs offenbart
67% similar

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

Key facts for Offenburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordOffenburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɔfn̩ˌbʊʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,667
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Offenburg“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Offenburgliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nördliche“ (#17,666), „Orangen“ (#17,668), „nächtliche“ (#17,665). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Offenburg“ bei #17,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Offenburg (IPA [ˈɔfn̩ˌbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,667 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Offenburg, with forms such as "fofenburg", "ofefnburg", and "ofenburg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Oldenburg", "offenbar", "offenbart", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Offenburg, spelled O-F-F-E-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Offenburg liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fofenburg
  • ofefnburg
  • ofenburg
  • offebnurg
  • offenbburg
  • offenbrug
  • offenbugr
  • offenburgg
  • offenburrg
  • offennburg
  • offenubrg
  • offneburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Offenburg - 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.

fofenburg2ofefnburg2ofenburg1offebnurg2offenbburg1offenbrug2offenbugr2offenburgg1
Edit distance from "Offenburg"

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 "Offenburg"?
"Offenburg" is spelled O-F-F-E-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔfn̩ˌbʊʁk].
What does "Offenburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Offenburg" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Offenburg"?
"Offenburg" is commonly confused with "Oldenburg", "offenbar", "offenbart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Offenburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Offenburg" is [ˈɔfn̩ˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Offenburg" come from?
"Offenburg" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nördliche#17,666negativer#17,661peinliche#17,673mittwochs#17,656

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Plakaten12 variantsPlädoyer12 variantspredigen12 variantsLesungen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list