Opferzahl

[ˈɔp͡fɐˌt͡saːl]

/[ˈɔp͡fɐˌt͡saːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Opferzahl” is uncommon German (frequency #71,678 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,678
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anzahl der Opfer

Corpus desk

Index DE-opferzahl · Opferzahl · German

Opferzahl · rank #71,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,678
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH omnis

Nearest frequency peer: omnis (-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 „Opferzahl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Opferzahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordOpferzahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔp͡fɐˌt͡saːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Opferzahl“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „omnis“ (#71,677), „oraler“ (#71,679), „orangefarbene“ (#71,680). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Opferzahl“ bei #71,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Opferzahl is uncommon German at frequency #71,678 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔp͡fɐˌt͡saːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anzahl der Opfer".

Zero misspellings are on record for Opferzahl in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Opferzahl, spelled O-P-F-E-R-Z-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anzahl der Opfer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Streit um Opferzahlen führt nirgendwohin.“
  2. „Die teilweise fatalen Nebenwirkungen dieser Art von Wirtschaftsboom haben sich 2012 in zahlreichen Textilfabrikbränden in Karatschi und Lahore gezeigt, die hohe Opferzahlen forderten.“

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 "Opferzahl"?
"Opferzahl" is spelled O-P-F-E-R-Z-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔp͡fɐˌt͡saːl].
What does "Opferzahl" mean?
As a noun, "Opferzahl" means: Anzahl der Opfer
How do you pronounce "Opferzahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Opferzahl" is [ˈɔp͡fɐˌt͡saːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Opferzahl" come from?
"Opferzahl" 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 "Opferzahl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ortenberg#71,681nouvelles#71,667newspaper#71,659perverses#71,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list