Ofen

/[ˈoːfn̩]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,637

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Ofen is aGermannoun. It means: Einrichtung, Gerät zum Heizen, Verbrennen Pronounced [ˈoːfn̩]. It ranks #5,637 in German word frequency. Often confused with on and oft.

Key facts for Ofen
PropertyValue
HeadwordOfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːfn̩]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,637
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ofen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ofen is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,637 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ofen, with forms such as "foen", "oefn", and "ofenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "on", "oft", "one", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Ofen, spelled O-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einrichtung, Gerät zum Heizen, Verbrennen
  2. 2
    für ein selbst angetriebenes Straßenfahrzeug
  3. 3
    alte Bezeichnung für eine Höhle, in der Mehrzahl „Öfen“ für eine Klamm
  4. 4
    vereinzelt bis zu 20 m aufragende Felsformation aus Plattengneis, die optisch den Eindruck eines Stapels aus mehr oder weniger dicken Felsplatten erweckt
  5. 5
    alte deutsche Bezeichnung für den Budapester Stadtteil und die frühere Stadt Buda (rechte Donauseite), die 3 Städte Buda/Ofen, Obuda/Alt-Ofen, und Pest (aus dem slawischen, steht ebenfalls für Ofen i.S.v.[1]) wurden 1872 vereinigt zu Budapest
  6. 6
    mit Haschisch oder Marihuana gedrehte Zigarette

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: foen,oefn,ofenn,ofne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ofen

Misspelling Variants of "Ofen"

foen4oefn4ofenn5ofne4
Misspelling Variants of "Ofen"

Frequency rank: #5,637 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ofen"?
"Ofen" is spelled O-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːfn̩].
What does "Ofen" mean?
As a noun, "Ofen" means: Einrichtung, Gerät zum Heizen, Verbrennen
What words are commonly confused with "Ofen"?
"Ofen" is commonly confused with "on", "oft", "one". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ofen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ofen" is [ˈoːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ofen" come from?
"Ofen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter O in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.