opponieren
[ɔpoˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“opponieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen gegensätzlichen Standpunkt einnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-opponieren · opponieren · German
opponieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | opponieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔpoˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „opponieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
opponieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔpoˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen gegensätzlichen Standpunkt einnehmen".
No misspelling variants are generated for opponieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 opponieren, spelled O-P-P-O-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen gegensätzlichen Standpunkt einnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opponieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Musst du eigentlich gegen alles, was ich vorschlage, opponieren?
In den UN-Vorverhandlungen dominierten jene Entwicklungsländer, die gegen internationale Machtverhältnisse opponierten.
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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.