Opernglas
[ˈoːpɐnˌɡlaːs]
The verdict
“Opernglas” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Art Fernglas für die Verwendung in großen Räumen
Corpus desk
Index DE-opernglas · Opernglas · German
Opernglas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Opernglas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoːpɐnˌɡlaːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Opernglas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Opernglas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːpɐnˌɡlaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Art Fernglas für die Verwendung in großen Räumen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Opernglas, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Opernglas, spelled O-P-E-R-N-G-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1eine Art Fernglas für die Verwendung in großen Räumen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Opernglas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er sah alles wie durch ein umgekehrtes Opernglas: dumm und fern und falsch und, mein Gott, war das lustig, so sitzt oder liegt man doch nicht da, Haltung, was soll denn das, das stimmt doch alles gar nicht?“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.