Optik
German, noun[ˈɔptɪk]
Optik is spelled O-P-T-I-K (5 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Optik is a German feminine noun meaning “optics (physics of light and vision)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bereich der Physik, der sich mit der Ausbreitung des Lichts beschäftigt”.
What does Optik mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoptics (physics of light and vision)
- 2
femininelook (style, fashion)
- 3
feminineperspective
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bereich der Physik, der sich mit der Ausbreitung des Lichts beschäftigt 2. die Lichtausbreitung beeinflussender Teil einer Apparatur 3. sichtbares Erscheinungsbild; äußerer Eindruck, den etwas macht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Optik
- Optiken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Optik?
- [ˈɔptɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Optik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Optik in German?
Optik appears 6.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).