Opernsänger

[ˈoːpɐnˌzɛŋɐ]

/[ˈoːpɐnˌzɛŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Opernsänger” is uncommon German (frequency #70,639 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,639
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die vornehmlich Opern singt

Corpus desk

Index DE-opernsanger · Opernsänger · German

Opernsänger · rank #70,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,639
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oktopus

Nearest frequency peer: Oktopus (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Opernsänger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Opernsänger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Opernsänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordOpernsänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoːpɐnˌzɛŋɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Opernsänger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Opernsängerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oktopus“ (#70,638), „Orgelbauer“ (#70,640), „Obstsalat“ (#70,637). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Opernsänger“ bei #70,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Opernsänger is uncommon German at frequency #70,639 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoːpɐnˌzɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die vornehmlich Opern singt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Opernsänger in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Opernsänger, spelled O-P-E-R-N-S-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die vornehmlich Opern singt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der in Salzburg gebürtige Opernsänger Franz Mazura ist am Donnerstag im Alter von 95 Jahren nahe Mannheim gestorben.“
  2. „Der österreichische Opernsänger Andreas Schager sammelt Geld, um 20.000 Bäume zu pflanzen – am liebsten in Wiesbaden.“

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 "Opernsänger"?
"Opernsänger" is spelled O-P-E-R-N-S-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoːpɐnˌzɛŋɐ].
What does "Opernsänger" mean?
As a noun, "Opernsänger" means: Person, die vornehmlich Opern singt
How do you pronounce "Opernsänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Opernsänger" is [ˈoːpɐnˌzɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Opernsänger" come from?
"Opernsänger" 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 "Opernsänger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberschulen#70,636Notizbücher#70,629paritätisch#70,651Niedergangs#70,620

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list