oprichten

verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fonder, créer, instituer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-oprichten · oprichten · French

oprichten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 oprichten
PropertyValue
Headwordoprichten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « oprichten » en français

oprichtenreste 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

oprichten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for oprichten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is oprichten, spelled O-P-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fonder, créer, instituer.
  2. 2
    Dresser, ériger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De eerste fabriek voor het boren van kanonnen werd opgericht in Prayon, in het dal van de Vesder (1612); men telde acht vestigingen aan de oevers van de Vesder in 1650 en een veertigtal in het midden van de 18de eeuw.
  2. een vereniging oprichten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oprichten"?
"oprichten" is spelled O-P-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.
What does "oprichten" mean?
As a verb, "oprichten" means: Fonder, créer, instituer.
What language does "oprichten" come from?
"oprichten" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list