wobei
\voˈbaɪ̯\
The verdict
“wobei” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alors que, en quoi, en conséquence de quoi, lors de ce qu'on vient de dire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wobei · wobei · French
wobei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | wobei |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \voˈbaɪ̯\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
wobei is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \voˈbaɪ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for wobei in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 wobei, spelled W-O-B-E-I.
Definition
- 1Alors que, en quoi, en conséquence de quoi, lors de ce qu'on vient de dire.
- 2Lors quelle activité, introduit une question.
- 3introduit une contestation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wobei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für Freitagnacht und Samstag wird vom Arlberg bis in die nördliche Obersteiermark anhaltender Schneefall erwartet, wobei Samstagvormittag die Intensität voraussichtlich vorübergehend nachlassen wird.
Sie brachten vierzehn Tage im Elsaß zu, wobei ununterbrochen gegessen wurde: die Brüder erzählten sich zotige Geschichten im Elsässer Dialekt; von Zeit zu Zeit wandte sich der Pastor an Louise und übersetzte ihr, aus christlicher Nächstenliebe, diese Geschichten.
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.