Bauernopfer

[ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʔɔp͡fɐ]

/[ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʔɔp͡fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bauernopfer” is uncommon German (frequency #70,062 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,062
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freiwillige Hergabe eines Bauern in der Erwartung, dadurch einen andersartigen (eventuell größeren) Vorteil zu erreichen (Kompensation erlangen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-bauernopfer · Bauernopfer · German

Bauernopfer · rank #70,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,062
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baudenkmäler

Nearest frequency peer: Baudenkmäler (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bauernopfer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bauernopfer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bauernopfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBauernopfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʔɔp͡fɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bauernopfer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bauernopferfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Baudenkmäler“ (#70,061), „bazar“ (#70,063), „Bassum“ (#70,060). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bauernopfer“ bei #70,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bauernopfer is uncommon German at frequency #70,062 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʔɔp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bauernopfer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bauernopfer, spelled B-A-U-E-R-N-O-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    freiwillige Hergabe eines Bauern in der Erwartung, dadurch einen andersartigen (eventuell größeren) Vorteil zu erreichen (Kompensation erlangen)
  2. 2
    Person, die eine Schuld auf sich nehmen muss, damit eine höherstehende Person als unbescholten angesehen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bauernopfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Weiß bringt im Interesse der schnellen Rochade ein Bauernopfer.“
  2. „Schwarz bringt in allerfrühestem Stadium ein Bauernopfer, und zwar nicht eines der bekannten Gambits, sondern ein ‚frei erfundenes‘ […].

This word in other languages

fusible(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bauernopfer"?
"Bauernopfer" is spelled B-A-U-E-R-N-O-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʔɔp͡fɐ].
What does "Bauernopfer" mean?
As a noun, "Bauernopfer" means: freiwillige Hergabe eines Bauern in der Erwartung, dadurch einen andersartigen (eventuell größeren) Vorteil zu erreichen (Kompensation erlangen)
How do you pronounce "Bauernopfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bauernopfer" is [ˈbaʊ̯ɐnˌʔɔp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bauernopfer" come from?
"Bauernopfer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bauernopfer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list