opferten

[ˈɔp͡fɐtn̩]

/[ˈɔp͡fɐtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“opferten” is uncommon German (frequency #81,949 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,949
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern

Corpus desk

Index DE-opferten · opferten · German

opferten · rank #81,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,949
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oppositionspo…

Nearest frequency peer: Oppositionspolitiker (+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 „opferten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for opferten
PropertyValue
Headwordopferten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔp͡fɐtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „opferten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Oppositionspolitiker“ (#81,950), „Ombudsmann“ (#81,947), „Organisationsformen“ (#81,951). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „opferten“ bei #81,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opferten is uncommon German at frequency #81,949 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɔp͡fɐtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

opferten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is opferten, spelled O-P-F-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "opferten"?
"opferten" is spelled O-P-F-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔp͡fɐtn̩].
What does "opferten" mean?
As a verb, "opferten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs opfern
How do you pronounce "opferten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opferten" is [ˈɔp͡fɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opferten" come from?
"opferten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "opferten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ortsname#81,957Notdurft#81,934patients#81,966Piacenza#81,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list