offen
German, adjective/ˈɔfən/
offen is spelled O-F-F-E-N (5 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written German, the 886th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Offen is a German adjective meaning “open” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit”.
What does offen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
open
- 2
frank, candid
- 3
honest, sincere
adverb
- 1
openly
Das müssen wir auch hier offen sagen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht geschlossen, zum Beispiel als Zustandsbeschreibung einer Eingangsmöglichkeit 2. nicht versperrt, weil nichts im Wege ist, zum Beispiel weder ein körperliches Hindernis noch ein Verbot 3. nicht verschlossen, nicht verpackt 4. noch nicht entschieden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of offen
- offener masculine nominative singular
- am offensten superlative
- offene feminine nominative singular
- offenes neuter nominative singular
- offenen genitive masculine singular
- offenem dative masculine singular
- der offene definite includes-article masculine
- die offene definite feminine includes-article
- das offene definite includes-article neuter
- die offenen definite includes-article nominative
- des offenen definite genitive includes-article
- der offenen definite feminine genitive
- dem offenen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce offen?
- /ˈɔfən/
- [ˈʔɔ.fən]
- [ˈʔɔfɱ̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to offen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is offen in German?
offen appears 98 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).