opřít se
[ˈɔpr̝iːt͡sɛ]
The verdict
“opřít se” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — eine (mechanische) Stütze haben, Druck ausüben; sich stützen (auf), sich lehnen, sich anlehnen (an)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opřít se |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɔpr̝iːt͡sɛ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “opřít se” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for opřít se is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔpr̝iːt͡sɛ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for opřít se in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is opřít se, spelled O-P-Ř-Í-T- -S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1eine (mechanische) Stütze haben, Druck ausüben; sich stützen (auf), sich lehnen, sich anlehnen (an)
- 2als Grundlage/Ausgangspunkt haben, begründet sein; sich stützen (auf), bauen (auf)
- 3sich darauf verlassen können, (bei Bedarf) Hilfe/Unterstützung zu erhalten, rechnen (mit), zählen (auf)
- 4eine Angelegenheit rasant beginnen, etwas in Bewegung versetzen; sich werfen (auf), sich stürzen (in), stoßen (gegen), sich stemmen (gegen)
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-P-Ř-Í-T- -S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔpr̝iːt͡sɛ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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