Obernai
\o.bɛʁ.nɛ\
The verdict
“Obernai” is uncommon French (frequency #58,801 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,801
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Bas-Rhin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obernai · Obernai · French
Obernai · rank #58,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,801
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 75,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Oaxaca
Nearest frequency peer: Oaxaca (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Obernai”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- néolibéral
néolibéral
41,203 corpus weight
- Oaxaca
Oaxaca
41,201 corpus weight
- Obernai
Obernai
41,200 corpus weight
- offrirais
offrirais
41,199 corpus weight
- Olympie
Olympie
41,198 corpus weight
- Ombrie
Ombrie
41,197 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Obernai” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Obernai |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \o.bɛʁ.nɛ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Obernai” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Obernai is uncommon French at frequency #58,801 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \o.bɛʁ.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Obernai, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Obernai, spelled O-B-E-R-N-A-I.
Definition
- 1Commune française, située dans le département du Bas-Rhin.
- 2Canton français, situé dans le département du Bas-Rhin.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Obernai", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.