Offizier

Name: Offizier, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]

/[ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Offizier” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,573
frequency rank, German: 1,007
“O” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs

Corpus desk

Index DE-offizier · Offizier · German

Offizier · rank #6,573 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #6,573
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 1,007
PHOTO-FINISH objektiv

Nearest frequency peer: objektiv (-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.

now

93,431
Nummern

93,430
objektiv

93,429
Offizier

93,428
old

93,427
Optionen

93,426

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Offizier vs Offiziere

89% similar

Offizier vs Offiziers

89% similar

Offizier vs Offizieren

80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Offizier
Property	Value
Headword	Offizier
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#6,573
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Offizier“

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

#6,573

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „objektiv“ (#6,572), „old“ (#6,574), „Nummern“ (#6,571). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Offizier“ bei #6,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Offizier (IPA [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,573 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Offizier, with forms such as "fofizier", "offiizer", and "offizeir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Offiziere", "Offiziers", "Offizieren", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Offizier, spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-R.

Definition

1
Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs
2
Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs
3
Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs
4
Sammelbezeichnung für die Schachfiguren König, Dame, Turm, Läufer und Springer
5
Sammelbezeichnung für die Schachfiguren Dame, Turm, Läufer und Springer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Ganz in Front aber stand ein älterer Offizier in Unterkleid und Weste, von Stiefeln keine Rede, dafür ein Gewehr in der Hand. Dieser Alte war Major Balthasar von Poggenpuhl, der den Kirchhof eine halbe Stunde hielt, bis er mit unter den Toten lag.“
„Er stellte sicher - oder auch nicht -, dass der Schiffsarzt seine Pflicht tat und dass Matrosen und Offiziere die Gefangenen nicht misshandelten.“

Antonyms

Gefreiter Rekrut Soldat Unteroffizier Bauer König

This word in other languages

officer(English)oficial(Español)officier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fofizier
offiizer
offizeir
offizierr
offizire
offizzier
offziier
ofifzier
ofizier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Offizier - 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.

Edit distance from "Offizier"

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 "Offizier"?

"Offizier" is spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯].

What does "Offizier" mean?

As a noun, "Offizier" means: Vertreter, Träger eines militärischen Rangs

What words are commonly confused with "Offizier"?

"Offizier" is commonly confused with "Offiziere", "Offiziers", "Offizieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Offizier"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Offizier" is [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Offizier" come from?

"Offizier" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

objektiv#6,572 Optionen#6,575 Passwort#6,576 Rebellen#6,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Nummern9 variants Märkte9 variants Mantel9 variants sinnlos9 variants