Which to use
“open” is an adjective and “opfern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- #4,729
- “opfern” frequency rank
- 7336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | open | opfern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas ist nicht geschlossen | etwas als Opfer darbringen; etwas einem Gott während einer Zeremonie geben |
Letter map: open vs opfern
Shared letters muted; letters that set open and opfern apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: open vs opfern
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: open is anadjective and opfernaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
open is recorded at frequency rank #2,607, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. opfern is at rank #4,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐn].
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 7336, this pair ranks #1,988,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of open vs opfern
Shared letters: enop. Private to "open": -. Private to "opfern": fr.
"open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "opfern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "open" and "opfern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "open" or "opfern"?
What to do next
You've compared "open" and "opfern". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "open" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opfern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "open" and "opfern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opfern vs opferte". 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 #1,988,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.