opheffen

verb

The verdict

“opheffen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lever, soulever, enlever

Corpus desk

Index FR-opheffen · opheffen · French

opheffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for opheffen
PropertyValue
Headwordopheffen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « opheffen » en français

opheffenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

opheffen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for opheffen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is opheffen, spelled O-P-H-E-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lever, soulever, enlever
  2. 2
    Abolir, lever, enlever, faire cesser, dissoudre.
  3. 3
    Liquider, supprimer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how opheffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. een gewicht opheffen
  2. tegengestelde krachten die elkaar opheffen

Synonyms

oplichtenoptillenophijsenophalenafschaffenteniet doenontbindenabrogerenvereffenenafwikkelenliquiderensolveren

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "opheffen"?
"opheffen" is spelled O-P-H-E-F-F-E-N.
What does "opheffen" mean?
As a verb, "opheffen" means: Lever, soulever, enlever
What language does "opheffen" come from?
"opheffen" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list