Which to use
“Opfer” is a noun and “opfert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #837
- “Opfer” frequency rank
- #30,229
- “opfert” frequency rank
- 31066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Opfer | opfert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meist rituelle Gabe an einen Gott | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs opfern |
Where the eye mixes Opfer and opfert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Opfer runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against opfert's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Opfer vs opfert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Opfer is [ˈɔp͡fɐ] while opfert is [ˈɔp͡fɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Opfer” sits inside “opfert”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Opfer is recorded at frequency rank #837, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐ]. opfert is at rank #30,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐt].
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 31066, this pair ranks #1,735,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Opfer vs opfert
Shared letters: efopr. Private to "Opfer": -. Private to "opfert": t.
"Opfer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "opfert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Opfer" and "opfert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Opfer" vs "opfert" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Opfer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "opfert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,735,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Opfer" and "opfert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "opfert 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 #1,735,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.