Öffnungszeit

[ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Öffnungszeit” is uncommon German (frequency #88,587 among 533 “Ö” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,587
frequency rank, German
533
“Ö” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - festgelegter Zeitabschnitt (meist nach Wochentag differenziert), an dem ein Betrieb mit Publikumsverkehr (zum Beispiel ein Geschäft, Amt oder Museum) geöffnet ist

Key facts for Öffnungszeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordÖffnungszeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#88,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Öffnungszeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Öffnungszeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Öffnungszeit is uncommon German at frequency #88,587 among 533 “Ö” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "festgelegter Zeitabschnitt (meist nach Wochentag differenziert), an dem ein Betrieb mit Publikumsverkehr (zum Beispiel ein Geschäft, Amt oder Museum) geöffnet ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Öffnungszeit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Öffnungszeit, spelled Ö-F-F-N-U-N-G-S-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    festgelegter Zeitabschnitt (meist nach Wochentag differenziert), an dem ein Betrieb mit Publikumsverkehr (zum Beispiel ein Geschäft, Amt oder Museum) geöffnet ist

Synonyms

Öffnung

Antonyms

Schließzeit

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 "Öffnungszeit"?
"Öffnungszeit" is spelled Ö-F-F-N-U-N-G-S-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Öffnungszeit" mean?
As a noun, "Öffnungszeit" means: festgelegter Zeitabschnitt (meist nach Wochentag differenziert), an dem ein Betrieb mit Publikumsverkehr (zum Beispiel ein Geschäft, Amt oder Museum) geöffnet ist
How do you pronounce "Öffnungszeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Öffnungszeit" is [ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Öffnungszeit" come from?
"Öffnungszeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Öffnungszeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ö-F-F-N-U-N-G-S-Z-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈœfnʊŋsˌt͡saɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list