Opponent
[ɔpoˈnɛnt]
The verdict
“Opponent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine andere Meinung vertritt
Corpus desk
Index DE-opponent · Opponent · German
Opponent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Opponent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔpoˈnɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Opponent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Opponent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔpoˈnɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die eine andere Meinung vertritt".
Opponent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Opponent, spelled O-P-P-O-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die eine andere Meinung vertritt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Opponent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er rechnete mit seinen Gegnern ab, indem er die berüchtigten Proskriptionen erließ, womit missliebige Opponenten kurzerhand eliminiert werden konnten.“
Synonyms
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.