Opfer vs Opfers, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Opfer” and “Opfers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#837
“Opfer” frequency rank: #11,494
“Opfers” frequency rank: 12331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Opfer	Opfers
Definition	meist rituelle Gabe an einen Gott	Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Opfer

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Opfer and Opfers apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

Opfer

6 ch

Opfers

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Opfer ([ˈɔp͡fɐ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Opfer” sits inside “Opfers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Opfer is recorded at frequency rank #837, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐ]. 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 12331, this pair ranks #1,964,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Opfer vs Opfers

Shared letters: efopr. Private to "Opfer": -. Private to "Opfers": s.

"Opfer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Opfers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

Opfer ← ofper · opefr · opferr · opffer · opfre · oppfer · pofer
Opfers ← ofpers · opefrs · opferrs · opferss · opfesr · opffers · opfres · oppfers

Frequency comparison

Opfer#837

Opfers#11,494

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Opfer" and "Opfers" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈɔp͡fɐ] versus [ˈɔp͡fɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Opfer" or "Opfers"?

"Opfer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #837 in our German list, against #11,494 for "Opfers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Opfer vs Opfers

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