Brandopfer

[ˈbʁantˌʔɔp͡fɐ]

/[ˈbʁantˌʔɔp͡fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Brandopfer” is uncommon German (frequency #74,407 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,407
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Opfer, für das Tiere geschlachtet und verbrannt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-brandopfer · Brandopfer · German

Brandopfer · rank #74,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,407
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brandmarken

Nearest frequency peer: brandmarken (-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 „Brandopfer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brandopfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrandopfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁantˌʔɔp͡fɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brandopfer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Brandopferfällt 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: „brandmarken“ (#74,406), „Brandursache“ (#74,408), „Brandanschläge“ (#74,405). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brandopfer“ bei #74,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brandopfer is uncommon German at frequency #74,407 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁantˌʔɔp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Brandopfer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Brandopfer, spelled B-R-A-N-D-O-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Opfer, für das Tiere geschlachtet und verbrannt werden
  2. 2
    Mensch, der durch Feuer / einen Brand zu Schaden gekommen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im alten Israel wurden Brandopfer zur Anbetung Gottes dargebracht, wobei alle Opfergaben auf dem Altar verbrannt wurden.
  2. „Brandopfer zählen wohl zu den ältesten rituellen Handlungen der Menschen.“

This word in other languages

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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 "Brandopfer"?
"Brandopfer" is spelled B-R-A-N-D-O-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁantˌʔɔp͡fɐ].
What does "Brandopfer" mean?
As a noun, "Brandopfer" means: ein Opfer, für das Tiere geschlachtet und verbrannt werden
How do you pronounce "Brandopfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brandopfer" is [ˈbʁantˌʔɔp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brandopfer" come from?
"Brandopfer" 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 "Brandopfer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brennendem#74,411Boxengasse#74,402broschiert#74,416Biersorten#74,388

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list