öffneten

/[ˈœfnətn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,857

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

öffneten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen Pronounced [ˈœfnətn̩]. Often confused with öffnen and öffnet.

Key facts for öffneten
PropertyValue
Headwordöffneten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈœfnətn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,857
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for öffneten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈœfnətn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,857 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for öffneten, with forms such as "föfneten", "öffenten", and "öffneetn". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "öffnen", "öffnet", "offenen", 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 öffneten, spelled Ö-F-F-N-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: föfneten,öffenten,öffneetn,öffnetenn,öffnetne,öffnetten,öffnneten,öffnteen,öfneten,öfnfeten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for öffneten

Misspelling Variants of "öffneten"

föfneten8öffenten8öffneetn8öffnetenn9öffnetne8öffnetten9öffnneten9öffnteen8
Misspelling Variants of "öffneten"

Frequency rank: #25,857 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "öffneten"?
"öffneten" is spelled Ö-F-F-N-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈœfnətn̩].
What does "öffneten" mean?
As a verb, "öffneten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs öffnen
What words are commonly confused with "öffneten"?
"öffneten" is commonly confused with "öffnen", "öffnet", "offenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "öffneten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "öffneten" is [ˈœfnətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "öffneten" come from?
"öffneten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.