openvsOpferWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: open is a adjective, Opfer is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“open” is an adjective and “Opfer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,607
“open” frequency rank
#837
“Opfer” frequency rank
3444
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature open Opfer
Definition etwas ist nicht geschlossen meist rituelle Gabe an einen Gott

Letter map: open vs Opfer

Shared letters muted; letters that set open and Opfer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
open
5 ch
Opfer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: open is anadjective and Opferanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

open is recorded at frequency rank #2,607, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Opfer is at rank #837, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐ].

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 3444, this pair ranks #2,000,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of open vs Opfer

Shared letters: eop. Private to "open": n. Private to "Opfer": fr.

"open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Opfer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • openoepn · openn · opne · oppen · poen
  • Opferofper · opefr · opferr · opffer · opfre · oppfer · pofer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "open" and "Opfer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "open" is an adjective and "Opfer" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "open" or "Opfer"?
"Opfer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #837 in our German list, against #2,607 for "open". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "open" and "Opfer". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "open" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Opfer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,000,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "open" and "Opfer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "open vs puzzles". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list