opferte

/[ˈɔp͡fɐtə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,133

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

opferte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern Pronounced [ˈɔp͡fɐtə]. Often confused with Opfer and opfern.

Key facts for opferte
PropertyValue
Headwordopferte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔp͡fɐtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,133
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of opferte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for opferte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔp͡fɐtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,133 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for opferte, with forms such as "ofperte", "opefrte", and "opferet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Opfer", "opfern", "Opfers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is opferte, spelled O-P-F-E-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ofperte,opefrte,opferet,opferrte,opfertte,opfetre,opfferte,opfrete,oppferte,poferte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for opferte

Misspelling Variants of "opferte"

ofperte7opefrte7opferet7opferrte8opfertte8opfetre7opfferte8opfrete7
Misspelling Variants of "opferte"

Frequency rank: #49,133 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opferte"?
"opferte" is spelled O-P-F-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔp͡fɐtə].
What does "opferte" mean?
As a verb, "opferte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern
What words are commonly confused with "opferte"?
"opferte" is commonly confused with "Opfer", "opfern", "Opfers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "opferte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opferte" is [ˈɔp͡fɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opferte" come from?
"opferte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.