Operette

[opəˈʁɛtə]

/[opəˈʁɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Operette” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,721
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-operette · Operette · German

Operette · rank #29,721 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,721
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberndorf

Nearest frequency peer: Oberndorf (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Operette“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Operette“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Operette
PropertyValue
HeadwordOperette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[opəˈʁɛtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,721
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Operette“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Operetteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberndorf“ (#29,719), „Optiker“ (#29,723), „optimum“ (#29,724). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Operette“ bei #29,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Operette (IPA [opəˈʁɛtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,721 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Operette, with forms such as "oeprette", "opeertte", and "operete". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Operette, spelled O-P-E-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen
  2. 2
    einzelnes Werk der Gattung
  3. 3
    Aufführung einer Operette

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Operette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Operette ist ein musikalisches Bühnenwerk, das wohl aus dem Singspiel, nicht jedoch - wie man aus dem Namen schließen könnte - aus der Oper entstand.
  2. „Eine Oper war es nicht, auch nicht, was es im Ursprung gewesen war, eine Verspottung der Oper, es war, das einzig Ungefälschte daran, eine Operette.“

Synonyms

MusicalSingspiel

This word in other languages

operetta(English)opereta(Español)opérette(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oeprette
  • opeertte
  • operete
  • operetet
  • operrette
  • opertete
  • opperette
  • opreette
  • poerette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Operette - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oeprette2opeertte2operete1operetet2operrette1opertete2opperette1opreette2
Edit distance from "Operette"

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 "Operette"?
"Operette" is spelled O-P-E-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [opəˈʁɛtə].
What does "Operette" mean?
As a noun, "Operette" means: Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen
What are common misspellings of "Operette"?
Common misspellings include "oeprette", "opeertte", "operete", "operetet", "operrette". The correct spelling is "Operette".
How do you pronounce "Operette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Operette" is [opəˈʁɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Operette" come from?
"Operette" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Operette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nukleare#29,716Paletten#29,726Passauer#29,728Nordhorn#29,713

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Pfeifer9 variantsMathieu9 variantsReplik9 variantsLesart9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list