OGH

[oːɡeːˈhaː]

/[oːɡeːˈhaː]/ abbrev

The verdict

“OGH” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #49,937) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#49,937
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abkürzung für Oberster Gerichtshof (ist in Österreich die höchste richterliche Instanz in Zivil- und Strafsachen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ogh · OGH · German

OGH · rank #49,937 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,937
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH observation

Nearest frequency peer: observation (-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 „OGH“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „OGH“ 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).

OGH vs oh
0% similar
OGH vs ok
0% similar
OGH vs on
0% similar

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

Key facts for OGH
PropertyValue
HeadwordOGH
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[oːɡeːˈhaː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#49,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „OGH“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).OGHliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „observation“ (#49,936), „Oktave“ (#49,938), „Oberbürgermeisterin“ (#49,935). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „OGH“ bei #49,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for OGH is neighbouring look-alikes ("oh", "ok", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [oːɡeːˈhaː]. Frequency #49,937 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Abkürzung für Oberster Gerichtshof (ist in Österreich die höchste richterliche Instanz in Zivil- und Strafsachen)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for OGH in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is OGH, spelled O-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für Oberster Gerichtshof (ist in Österreich die höchste richterliche Instanz in Zivil- und Strafsachen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Oberste Gerichtshof (OGH) hat die gegen die Bankomat-Betreiberin ‚Europay Austria‘ – heute ‚PayLife‘ – eine in erster Instanz verhängte Geldbuße von fünf auf sieben Mio. Euro erhöht.“

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 "OGH"?
"OGH" is spelled O-G-H. The IPA pronunciation is [oːɡeːˈhaː].
What does "OGH" mean?
As an abbreviation, "OGH" means: Abkürzung für Oberster Gerichtshof (ist in Österreich die höchste richterliche Instanz in Zivil- und Strafsachen)
What words are commonly confused with "OGH"?
"OGH" 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 "OGH"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "OGH" is [oːɡeːˈhaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "OGH" come from?
"OGH" 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 "OGH", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list