Which to use
“offen” is an adjective and “öffnet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #888
- “offen” frequency rank
- #3,631
- “öffnet” frequency rank
- 4519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offen | öffnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs öffnen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set offen and öffnet apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
offen and öffnet form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offen is recorded at frequency rank #888, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfn̩]. öffnet is at rank #3,631, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈœfnət].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4519, this pair ranks #1,997,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "offen" and "öffnet" be used interchangeably?
Remembering offen vs öffnet
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “offen”; for a verb, it's “öffnet”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “offen” entry
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