Öffner
[ˈœfnɐ]
The verdict
“Öffner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Hilfsmittel, das etwas verschlossenes öffnet
Corpus desk
Index DE-offner · Öffner · German
Öffner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ö" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Öffner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈœfnɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Öffner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Öffner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈœfnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Öffner has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Öffner, spelled Ö-F-F-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Hilfsmittel, das etwas verschlossenes öffnet
- 2eine Vorrichtung, die etwas verschlossenes öffnet
- 3eine elektrische Vorrichtung beziehungsweise Schaltung, die den elektrischen Strom unterbricht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Öffner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gib mir mal den Öffner, denn meine Zähne haben die letzte Bierflasche nicht überstanden.
Drück ja nicht den Öffner! Denn die Schwiegermutter soll noch ein wenig den Regen genießen.
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.