Operette
German, noun/opəˈʀɛtə/
Operette is spelled O-P-E-R-E-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Operette is a German feminine noun meaning “operetta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen”.
What does Operette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoperetta
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen 2. einzelnes Werk der Gattung 3. Aufführung einer Operette
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Operette
- Operetten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Operette?
- /opəˈʀɛtə/
- [opəˈʁɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Operette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Operette in German?
Operette appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).