obligatorisch

\ɔ.blɪ.ɡa.to.rɪʃ\

/\ɔ.blɪ.ɡa.to.rɪʃ\/ adj

The verdict

“obligatorisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obligatoire, de rigueur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-obligatorisch · obligatorisch · French

obligatorisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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.

Key facts for obligatorisch
PropertyValue
Headwordobligatorisch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɔ.blɪ.ɡa.to.rɪʃ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « obligatorisch » en français

obligatorischreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

obligatorisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.blɪ.ɡa.to.rɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obligatoire, de rigueur.".

obligatorisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is obligatorisch, spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obligatoire, de rigueur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diese Unterschrift ist obligatorisch.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obligatorisch"?
"obligatorisch" is spelled O-B-L-I-G-A-T-O-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.blɪ.ɡa.to.rɪʃ\.
What does "obligatorisch" mean?
As an adjective, "obligatorisch" means: Obligatoire, de rigueur.
How do you pronounce "obligatorisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obligatorisch" is \ɔ.blɪ.ɡa.to.rɪʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "obligatorisch" come from?
"obligatorisch" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list