wobei
[voˈbaɪ̯]
The verdict
“wobei” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #644 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #644
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - leitet einen Satz/Nebensatz ein, der den Inhalt des vorhergehenden Satzes etwas näher erläutert
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wobei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [voˈbaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wobei” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for wobei is 5 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [voˈbaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #644 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for wobei, with forms such as "owbei", "wboei", and "wobbei". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "woher", "women", "wogen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wobei, spelled W-O-B-E-I.
Definition
- 1leitet einen Satz/Nebensatz ein, der den Inhalt des vorhergehenden Satzes etwas näher erläutert
- 2aber
- 3bei welcher Sache
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: owbei,wboei,wobbei,wobie,woebi,wwobei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wobei - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “wobei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-O-B-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [voˈbaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “woher” - see the side-by-side comparison. wobei vs woher
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.