Opazität
[ˌopat͡siˈtɛːt]
The verdict
“Opazität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, zum Beispiel der Hornhaut des Auges, getrübt, undurchsichtig (opak) zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-opazitat · Opazität · German
Opazität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Opazität |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌopat͡siˈtɛːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Opazität“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Opazität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌopat͡siˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Opazität, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Opazität, spelled O-P-A-Z-I-T-Ä-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, zum Beispiel der Hornhaut des Auges, getrübt, undurchsichtig (opak) zu sein
- 2Eigenschaft, für Licht undurchdringlich, lichtundurchlässig (opak) zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Opazität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit dem Alter nehmen – das lehrt ebenfalls die Spaltlampe – Opazität von Hornhaut, Linse und Glaskörper zu.“
„Wie bereits oben angeführt, ist es oft schwierig, die Pathogenese von scharf begrenzten Opazitäten alleine mit einem Trauma zu erklären, insbesondere bei symmetrischem Befall der ersten bleibenden Molaren.“
Antonyms
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.