Which to use
“offenes” is an adjective and “öffnet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,957
- “offenes” frequency rank
- #3,631
- “öffnet” frequency rank
- 13588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offenes | öffnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs offen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs öffnen |
Where the eye mixes offenes and öffnet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between offenes and öffnet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: offenes is [ˈɔfənəs] while öffnet is [ˈœfnət]. 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 13588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offenes is recorded at frequency rank #9,957, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔfənəs]. 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 13588, this pair ranks #1,957,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offenes vs öffnet
Shared letters: efn. Private to "offenes": os. Private to "öffnet": tö.
"offenes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "öffnet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- offenes ← fofenes · ofefnes · ofenes · offeens · offeness · offennes · offnees
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "offenes" and "öffnet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "offenes" or "öffnet"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "offenes" and "öffnet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "offenes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "öffnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offenes" and "öffnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "offenes vs Offense". 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 #1,957,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.