Which to use
“Opfers” is a noun and “opfert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,494
- “Opfers” frequency rank
- #30,229
- “opfert” frequency rank
- 41723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Opfers | opfert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Opfer | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs opfern |
Where the eye mixes Opfers and opfert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Opfers and opfert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Opfers and opfert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Opfers is [ˈɔp͡fɐs] while opfert is [ˈɔp͡fɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Opfers” becomes t in “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 41723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Opfers is recorded at frequency rank #11,494, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐs]. 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 41723, this pair ranks #1,470,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Opfers vs opfert
Shared letters: efopr. Private to "Opfers": s. Private to "opfert": t.
"Opfers" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "opfert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Opfers" for "opfert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Opfers" or "opfert" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Opfers" 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 #1,470,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Opfers" 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 #1,470,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.