Ophir
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The verdict
“Ophir” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sagenhaftes Goldland im Tanach und Alten Testament
Corpus desk
Index DE-ophir · Ophir · German
Ophir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ophir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ophir“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ophir is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sagenhaftes Goldland im Tanach und Alten Testament".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ophir 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ophir, spelled O-P-H-I-R.
Definition
- 1sagenhaftes Goldland im Tanach und Alten Testament
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ophir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dass die ‹Entdecker› und Eroberer ihre Reisen als Suche nach mythischen Orten wie dem Goldland Ophir, dem Reich der Amazonen etc. stilisierten oder die Flora und Fauna mit paradiesischen Bildern aus der Bibel verglichen, überrascht nicht.“
„Rhodes richtete seine Blicke auf das Gebiet dahinter, die endlose Savanne nördlich des Limpopo. Dort vermutete man das sagenhafte Goldland Ophir aus dem Alten Testament.“
This word in other languages
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.