Burpee

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportübung, bei der man vom Stand in die Hocke und dann in den Liegestütz geht, um anschließend nach einem Push-up erneut in die Hocke zu gehen und einen Strecksprung auszuführen

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Index DE-burpee · Burpee · German

Burpee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 Burpee
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurpee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Burpee“ im Deutschen

Burpeesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Burpee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportübung, bei der man vom Stand in die Hocke und dann in den Liegestütz geht, um anschließend nach einem Push-up erneut in die Hocke zu gehen und einen Strecksprung auszuführen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Burpee, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 German form is Burpee, spelled B-U-R-P-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportübung, bei der man vom Stand in die Hocke und dann in den Liegestütz geht, um anschließend nach einem Push-up erneut in die Hocke zu gehen und einen Strecksprung auszuführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Es gab ein paar Streber, die einen schief ansahen, wenn sie an einem vorbeiliefen und man keine Burpees oder Yoga oder Krav Maga machte, aber soweit ich weiß, hat sich keiner von ihnen je die Mühe gemacht, das als Pflichtverletzung zu melden.“

This word in other languages

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 "Burpee"?
"Burpee" is spelled B-U-R-P-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Burpee" mean?
As a noun, "Burpee" means: Sportübung, bei der man vom Stand in die Hocke und dann in den Liegestütz geht, um anschließend nach einem Push-up erneut in die Hocke zu gehen und einen Strecksprung auszuführen
How do you pronounce "Burpee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burpee" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burpee" come from?
"Burpee" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list