Oppenheim
[ˈɔpn̩ˌhaɪ̯m]
The verdict
“Oppenheim” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,267
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Oppenheim |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔpn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #29,267 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Oppenheim” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Oppenheim (IPA [ˈɔpn̩ˌhaɪ̯m]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,267 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Oppenheim, with forms such as "openheim", "opepnheim", and "oppehneim". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Oppenheim, spelled O-P-P-E-N-H-E-I-M.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- openheim
- opepnheim
- oppehneim
- oppenehim
- oppenheimm
- oppenhemi
- oppenhheim
- oppenhiem
- oppennheim
- oppneheim
- popenheim
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Oppenheim - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Oppenheim”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-P-P-E-N-H-E-I-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔpn̩ˌhaɪ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.