Oberon

/ˈoʊbərɒn/

//ˈoʊbərɒn// name

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"oberon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Oberon” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,378
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Oberon vs odeon
50% similar
Oberon vs Oregon
67% similar
Oberon vs Overton
71% similar

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

Key facts for Oberon
PropertyValue
HeadwordOberon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈoʊbərɒn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,378
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Oberon” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Oberon lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Oberon (IPA /ˈoʊbərɒn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,378 among 15,494 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oberon, with forms such as "boeron", "obberon", and "obeorn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "odeon", "Oregon", "Overton", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Earlier Auberon, from Old French Alberon, partial loan translation from Middle High German Alberich, literally ‘elf king, fairy king’, from alp + -rich << Proto-Germanic *rīks. The correct English form is Oberon, spelled O-B-E-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  2. 2
    The outermost major moon of Uranus.
  3. 3
    A town and local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
  4. 4
    A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States.
  5. 5
    A general purpose programming language and operating system descended from Modula-2, developed in the late 1980s.

Etymology

Earlier Auberon, from Old French Alberon, partial loan translation from Middle High German Alberich, literally ‘elf king, fairy king’, from alp + -rich << Proto-Germanic *rīks.

This word in other languages

Obéron(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • boeron
  • obberon
  • obeorn
  • oberno
  • oberonn
  • oberron
  • obreon
  • oebron

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

boeron2obberon1obeorn2oberno2oberonn1oberron1obreon2oebron2
Edit distance from "Oberon"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Oberon"?
"Oberon" is spelled O-B-E-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈoʊbərɒn/.
What does "Oberon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Oberon" means: A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What words are commonly confused with "Oberon"?
"Oberon" is commonly confused with "odeon", "Oregon", "Overton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Oberon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Oberon" is /ˈoʊbərɒn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Oberon"?
Earlier Auberon, from Old French Alberon, partial loan translation from Middle High German Alberich, literally ‘elf king, fairy king’, from alp + -rich << Proto-Germanic *rīks. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Oberon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-B-E-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈoʊbərɒn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “odeon” - see the side-by-side comparison. Oberon vs odeon
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list