Operette
[opəˈʁɛtə]
The verdict
“Operette” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #29,721 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,721
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Operette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [opəˈʁɛtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Operette” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Operette is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [opəˈʁɛtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,721 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Gattungsbezeichnung für leichte, unterhaltende Bühnenwerke mit Gesang, Dialogen und Tanzeinlagen
- 2einzelnes Werk der Gattung
- 3Aufführung einer Operette
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “Operette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-P-E-R-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [opəˈʁɛtə] (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
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.