Which to use
“offene” is an adjective and “öffne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,672
- “offene” frequency rank
- #13,081
- “öffne” frequency rank
- 15753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offene | öffne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs offen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs öffnen |
Where the eye mixes offene and öffne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: offene vs öffne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: offene is [ˈɔfənə] while öffne is [ˈœfnə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offene is recorded at frequency rank #2,672, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənə]. öffne is at rank #13,081, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈœfnə].
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 15753, this pair ranks #1,941,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offene vs öffne
Shared letters: efn. Private to "offene": o. Private to "öffne": ö.
"offene" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "öffne" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- offene ← fofene · ofefne · ofene · offeen · offnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offene" for "öffne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "offene" vs "öffne" - 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 "offene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "öffne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offene" and "öffne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "öffne vs ordne". 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 #1,941,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.