offenlegen

[ˈɔfn̩ˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈɔfn̩ˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“offenlegen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,837
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas sagen oder deutlich darlegen, das vorher geheim war

Corpus desk

Index DE-offenlegen · offenlegen · German

offenlegen · rank #34,837 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,837
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH objektiver

Nearest frequency peer: objektiver (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „offenlegen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „offenlegen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for offenlegen
PropertyValue
Headwordoffenlegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔfn̩ˌleːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#34,837
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „offenlegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).offenlegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „objektiver“ (#34,836), „Oman“ (#34,838), „Oberverwaltungsgericht“ (#34,835). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „offenlegen“ bei #34,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around offenlegen (IPA [ˈɔfn̩ˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,837 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas sagen oder deutlich darlegen, das vorher geheim war".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for offenlegen, with forms such as "fofenlegen", "ofefnlegen", and "ofenlegen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is offenlegen, spelled O-F-F-E-N-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas sagen oder deutlich darlegen, das vorher geheim war

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Höchstes Gebot ist Anonymität, die Mitglieder müssen ihre Identität nicht offenlegen, Teilnahmelisten oder Mitgliederkarteien gibt es nicht.“
  2. „Vier führende demokratische Senatoren haben den FBI-Chef nun in einem Brief aufgefordert, umgehend alle Informationen offenzulegen, die er bisher über die E-Mails besitzt.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fofenlegen
  • ofefnlegen
  • ofenlegen
  • offelnegen
  • offenelgen
  • offenleegn
  • offenlegenn
  • offenleggen
  • offenlegne
  • offenlgeen
  • offenllegen
  • offennlegen
  • offnelegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of offenlegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fofenlegen2ofefnlegen2ofenlegen1offelnegen2offenelgen2offenleegn2offenlegenn1offenleggen1
Edit distance from "offenlegen"

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 "offenlegen"?
"offenlegen" is spelled O-F-F-E-N-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔfn̩ˌleːɡn̩].
What does "offenlegen" mean?
As a verb, "offenlegen" means: etwas sagen oder deutlich darlegen, das vorher geheim war
What are common misspellings of "offenlegen"?
Common misspellings include "fofenlegen", "ofefnlegen", "ofenlegen", "offelnegen", "offenelgen". The correct spelling is "offenlegen".
How do you pronounce "offenlegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "offenlegen" is [ˈɔfn̩ˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "offenlegen" come from?
"offenlegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list