Opa Langbein
[ˈoːpa ˈlaŋˌbaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Opa Langbein” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - langbeiniges Spinnentier, das weder Netzfäden noch Gift produziert (Opiliones)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Opa Langbein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈoːpa ˈlaŋˌbaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Opa Langbein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Opa Langbein is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoːpa ˈlaŋˌbaɪ̯n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "langbeiniges Spinnentier, das weder Netzfäden noch Gift produziert (Opiliones)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Opa Langbein, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Opa Langbein, spelled O-P-A- -L-A-N-G-B-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1langbeiniges Spinnentier, das weder Netzfäden noch Gift produziert (Opiliones)
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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.
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Using “Opa Langbein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-P-A- -L-A-N-G-B-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoːpa ˈlaŋˌbaɪ̯n] (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
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.