opportunistische

[ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃə]

/[ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“opportunistische” is uncommon German (frequency #85,659 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,659
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-opportunistische · opportunistische · German

opportunistische · rank #85,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,659
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH optionalen

Nearest frequency peer: optionalen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „opportunistische“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „opportunistische“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for opportunistische
PropertyValue
Headwordopportunistische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#85,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „opportunistische“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).opportunistischefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „optionalen“ (#85,660), „offerieren“ (#85,657), „offenherzig“ (#85,656). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „opportunistische“ bei #85,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opportunistische is uncommon German at frequency #85,659 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for opportunistische in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 opportunistische, spelled O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opportunistische"?
"opportunistische" is spelled O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃə].
What does "opportunistische" mean?
As an adjective, "opportunistische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs opportunistisch
How do you pronounce "opportunistische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "opportunistische" is [ˌɔpɔʁtuˈnɪstɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "opportunistische" come from?
"opportunistische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "opportunistische", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list