Seifenoper

[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ]

/[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seifenoper” is uncommon German (frequency #61,018 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,018
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fernsehserie ohne festes Ende, die regelmäßig täglich oder wöchentlich gesendet wird

Key facts for Seifenoper
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeifenoper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,018
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seifenoper” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Seifenoper lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seifenoper is uncommon German at frequency #61,018 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fernsehserie ohne festes Ende, die regelmäßig täglich oder wöchentlich gesendet wird".

Seifenoper doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seifenoper, spelled S-E-I-F-E-N-O-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fernsehserie ohne festes Ende, die regelmäßig täglich oder wöchentlich gesendet wird

Synonyms

EndlosserieDaily SoapSoapSoap-Opera

Antonyms

Telenovela

This word in other languages

soap-opera(English)telenovela(Español)soap-opéra(Français)

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 "Seifenoper"?
"Seifenoper" is spelled S-E-I-F-E-N-O-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ].
What does "Seifenoper" mean?
As a noun, "Seifenoper" means: Fernsehserie ohne festes Ende, die regelmäßig täglich oder wöchentlich gesendet wird
How do you pronounce "Seifenoper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seifenoper" is [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seifenoper" come from?
"Seifenoper" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Seifenoper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-I-F-E-N-O-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ʔoːpɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list