Which to use
“opera” and “Opfers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,141
- “opera” frequency rank
- #11,494
- “Opfers” frequency rank
- 25635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | opera | Opfers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Werk, die Arbeit | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Opfer |
Where the eye mixes opera and Opfers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. opera runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against Opfers's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between opera and Opfers
A purely visual mix-up. opera ([ˈɔːpera]) and Opfers ([ˈɔp͡fɐs]) 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 25635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
opera is recorded at frequency rank #14,141, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔːpera]. Opfers is at rank #11,494, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐs].
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 25635, this pair ranks #1,830,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of opera vs Opfers
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "opera": a. Private to "Opfers": fs.
"opera" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "Opfers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "opera" and "Opfers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "opera" or "Opfers" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "opera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Opfers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "opera" and "Opfers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Opfers vs orders". 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 #1,830,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.