Opferhaltung

[ˈɔp͡fɐˌhaltʊŋ]

/[ˈɔp͡fɐˌhaltʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Opferhaltung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - negative, pessimistische Einstellung/Haltung einer Person, die einen Schaden erlitten hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-opferhaltung · Opferhaltung · German

Opferhaltung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Opferhaltung
PropertyValue
HeadwordOpferhaltung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔp͡fɐˌhaltʊŋ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Opferhaltung“ im Deutschen

Opferhaltungsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Opferhaltung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔp͡fɐˌhaltʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "negative, pessimistische Einstellung/Haltung einer Person, die einen Schaden erlitten hat".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Opferhaltung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Opferhaltung, spelled O-P-F-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    negative, pessimistische Einstellung/Haltung einer Person, die einen Schaden erlitten hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Vielleicht möchtest du dich endgültig davon trennen, in einer Opferhaltung zu sein (wenn du öfter denkst: ‚Warum gerade ich?‘, entspricht das einer Opferhaltung)“
  2. „Ich glaube, meinem Vater war nicht bewusst, wie sehr er die Familie mit seiner Opferhaltung beeinflusste.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Opferhaltung"?
"Opferhaltung" is spelled O-P-F-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔp͡fɐˌhaltʊŋ].
What does "Opferhaltung" mean?
As a noun, "Opferhaltung" means: negative, pessimistische Einstellung/Haltung einer Person, die einen Schaden erlitten hat
How do you pronounce "Opferhaltung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Opferhaltung" is [ˈɔp͡fɐˌhaltʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Opferhaltung" come from?
"Opferhaltung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list