opulent
[opuˈlɛnt]
The verdict
“opulent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - üppig, reichlich; von großer Opulenz
Corpus desk
Index DE-opulent · opulent · German
opulent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | opulent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [opuˈlɛnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “opulent” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
opulent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [opuˈlɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "üppig, reichlich; von großer Opulenz".
No generated misspelling entries exist for opulent in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is opulent, spelled O-P-U-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1üppig, reichlich; von großer Opulenz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how opulent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die opulente Ausstattung der Hotelzimmer versetzte die Besucher in Erstaunen.
„Es ist erst knapp vier Wochen her, da kasperte sich TV-Star Jan-Josef Liefers als Freiherr von Münchhausen durch einen opulenten ARD-Zweiteiler - jetzt ist Ben Becker in der Rolle des legendären Lügenbarons zu sehen.“
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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.
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