Opfer
\ˈɔp͡fɐ\
The verdict
“Opfer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Sacrifice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-opfer · Opfer · French
Opfer · 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 | Opfer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɔp͡fɐ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Opfer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɔp͡fɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Opfer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Opfer, spelled O-P-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Sacrifice.
- 2Victime.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Opfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gott ein Opfer, eine Opfergabe erbringen
Auguste beeilte sich, dem väterlichen Opfer nachzueifern: er wurde Geschäftsmann und stand sich gut dabei.
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.