Erpel

[ˈɛʁpl̩]

/[ˈɛʁpl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erpel” is uncommon German (frequency #75,593 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,593
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Ente

Corpus desk

Index DE-erpel · Erpel · German

Erpel · rank #75,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,593
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ernährte

Nearest frequency peer: ernährte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Erpel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Erpel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Erpel
PropertyValue
HeadwordErpel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛʁpl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,593
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Erpel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Erpelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ernährte“ (#75,592), „erregenden“ (#75,594), „Ersatzverkehr“ (#75,595). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erpel“ bei #75,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Erpel is uncommon German at frequency #75,593 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛʁpl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Ente".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erpel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erpel, spelled E-R-P-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Ente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Erpel fauchte sehr aggressiv.
  2. „Die Erpel waren schöner, aber ich warf auch den Enten was zu.“

Synonyms

Enterich

Antonyms

Ganter

This word in other languages

drake(English)pato(Español)canard(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Erpel"?
"Erpel" is spelled E-R-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁpl̩].
What does "Erpel" mean?
As a noun, "Erpel" means: männliche Ente
How do you pronounce "Erpel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erpel" is [ˈɛʁpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erpel" come from?
"Erpel" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erpel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

festo#75,629flehe#75,639flock#75,645disse#75,533

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list