SS-Obersturmbannführer
[ɛsˈʔɛs ʔoːbɐˈʃtʊʁmbanˌfyːʁɐ]
The verdict
“SS-Obersturmbannführer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stabsoffiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem SS-Sturmbannführer und dem SS-Standartenführer
Corpus desk
Index DE-ss-obersturmbannfuhrer · SS-Obersturmbannführer · German
SS-Obersturmbannführer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛsˈʔɛs ʔoːbɐˈʃtʊʁmbanˌfyːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „SS-Obersturmbannführer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
SS-Obersturmbannführer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛsˈʔɛs ʔoːbɐˈʃtʊʁmbanˌfyːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for SS-Obersturmbannführer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is SS-Obersturmbannführer, spelled S-S---O-B-E-R-S-T-U-R-M-B-A-N-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Stabsoffiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem SS-Sturmbannführer und dem SS-Standartenführer
- 2Offizier im Range eines SS-Obersturmbannführers (Anrede: „Obersturmbannführer“)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how SS-Obersturmbannführer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rang des SS-Obersturmbannführers entsprach dem Oberstleutnant der Wehrmacht.
„Am 28.3. fanden vier Besprechungen statt, an denen teilnahmen: SS-Oberführer Döring (Mitarbeiter der HSSPF Warthe), SS-Obersturmbannführer Erich Spaarmann (Leiter des SS-Ansiedlungsstabs Lodz) …“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.