opportunistisch
[ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“opportunistisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in übertriebener Weise an die gegebenen Verhältnisse angepasst um des augenblicklichen Nutzens willen unter Preisgabe seiner Grundsätze
Corpus desk
Index DE-opportunistisch · opportunistisch · German
opportunistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | opportunistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „opportunistisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
opportunistisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
opportunistisch has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is opportunistisch, spelled O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1in übertriebener Weise an die gegebenen Verhältnisse angepasst um des augenblicklichen Nutzens willen unter Preisgabe seiner Grundsätze
- 2unter gewissen Umständen eine Krankheit verursachend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opportunistisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist ganz schön opportunistisch!
Erreger sind dann opportunistisch, wenn sie unter bestimmten Umständen eine Erkrankung auslösen.
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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.