OPCW

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The verdict

“OPCW” is uncommon German (frequency #97,474 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,474
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen

Key facts for OPCW
PropertyValue
HeadwordOPCW
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#97,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “OPCW” 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). OPCW lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

OPCW is uncommon German at frequency #97,474 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for OPCW, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is OPCW, spelled O-P-C-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen

Synonyms

OVCW

This word in other languages

OIAC(Français)

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 "OPCW"?
"OPCW" is spelled O-P-C-W. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "OPCW" mean?
As an abbreviation, "OPCW" means: Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen
How do you pronounce "OPCW"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "OPCW" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "OPCW" come from?
"OPCW" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “OPCW”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is O-P-C-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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