Operatoren

[opəʁaˈtoːʁən]

/[opəʁaˈtoːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Operatoren” is uncommon German (frequency #53,132 among 14,908 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,132
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Operator

Key facts for Operatoren
PropertyValue
HeadwordOperatoren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[opəʁaˈtoːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Operatoren” 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). Operatoren 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

Operatoren is uncommon German at frequency #53,132 among 14,908 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [opəʁaˈtoːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Operatoren, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Operatoren, spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Operator
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Operator
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Operator
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Operator

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 "Operatoren"?
"Operatoren" is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [opəʁaˈtoːʁən].
What does "Operatoren" mean?
As a noun, "Operatoren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Operator
How do you pronounce "Operatoren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Operatoren" is [opəʁaˈtoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Operatoren" come from?
"Operatoren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Operatoren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is O-P-E-R-A-T-O-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [opəʁaˈtoːʁən] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list