opkomen

verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monter, lever, se lever.

Corpus desk

Index FR-opkomen · opkomen · French

opkomen · 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.

Key facts for opkomen
PropertyValue
Headwordopkomen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « opkomen » en français

opkomensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

opkomen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

opkomen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 opkomen, spelled O-P-K-O-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monter, lever, se lever.
  2. 2
    Venir à l’esprit.
  3. 3
    Se présenter, comparaître.
  4. 4
    S’annoncer, se préparer, survenir.
  5. 5
    Défendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. de zon komt op
  2. het deeg komt op

Synonyms

opgaanrijzenverrijzenwassenontstaanwordente binnen schietenverschijnenzich aanmeldenkomenverdedigen

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 "opkomen"?
"opkomen" is spelled O-P-K-O-M-E-N.
What does "opkomen" mean?
As a verb, "opkomen" means: Monter, lever, se lever.
What language does "opkomen" come from?
"opkomen" 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