offen
\ˈɔfn̩\
The verdict
“offen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouvert(e), qui n'est pas fermé(e).
Corpus desk
Index FR-offen · offen · French
offen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | offen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɔfn̩\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
offen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɔfn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 15 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for offen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is offen, spelled O-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ouvert(e), qui n'est pas fermé(e).
- 2Ouvert(e), qui n'est pas vérouillé(e).
- 3Ouvert(e), qui n'est pas fermé(e) ou boutonné(e), parlant de vêtements.
- 4Visible pour tous.
- 5Vacant(e), libre.
- 6Ouvert(e) indécis(e), dont l'issue est incertaine.
- 7Franc, franche.
- 8Pleine, en parlant de la mer ; marée haute.
- 9Ouvert, intéressé, attentif, sensible.
- 10Nu, caractérise une flamme ou un feu qui n'a pas d'enveloppe ou couvercle.
- 11Ouvert, sans obstacle.
- 12Non payé.
- 13Ouvert, avec un espace visible ou une distance considérable.
- 14Ouvert pour le public ou pour la participation de nouveaux membres.
- 15Ouvert, que est fait sans tentative de cacher ou dissimuler quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how offen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Post ist offen.
Möchten Sie eine Flasche oder offen?
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.