optieren
[ɔpˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“optieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - sich für etwas (eine Möglichkeit) entscheiden
Corpus desk
Index DE-optieren · optieren · German
optieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | optieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔpˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „optieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
optieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔpˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for optieren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 optieren, spelled O-P-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich für etwas (eine Möglichkeit) entscheiden
- 2die Wahl zwischen zwei Staatsbürgerschaften treffen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how optieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] Weil Gott selbst zugunsten der Armen optiert, kann die Kirche gar nicht anders, als diese Option zu teilen.“
This word in other languages
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.