Which to use
“offenbaren” and “offenbart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,347
- “offenbaren” frequency rank
- #10,712
- “offenbart” frequency rank
- 29059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offenbaren | offenbart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas sagen, das vorher geheim war | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs offenbaren |
Where the eye mixes offenbaren and offenbart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses offenbaren with offenbart
A purely visual mix-up. offenbaren ([ɔfn̩ˈbaːʁən]) and offenbart ([ɔfn̩ˈbaːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offenbaren is recorded at frequency rank #18,347, classified as averb, pronounced [ɔfn̩ˈbaːʁən]. offenbart is at rank #10,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɔfn̩ˈbaːɐ̯t].
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 29059, this pair ranks #1,773,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offenbaren vs offenbart
Shared letters: abefnor. Private to "offenbaren": -. Private to "offenbart": t.
"offenbaren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "offenbart" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- offenbaren ← fofenbaren · ofefnbaren · ofenbaren · offebnaren · offenabren · offenbaern · offenbarenn · offenbarne
- offenbart ← fofenbart · ofefnbart · ofenbart · offebnart · offenabrt · offenbarrt · offenbartt · offenbatr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "offenbaren" and "offenbart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "offenbaren" vs "offenbart" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "offenbaren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "offenbart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offenbaren" and "offenbart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offenbaren vs offenbarte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,773,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.