frappant
[fʁaˈpant]
The verdict
“frappant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Erstaunen versetzend, auffallend, frappierend
Corpus desk
Index DE-frappant · frappant · German
frappant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frappant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fʁaˈpant] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „frappant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
frappant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʁaˈpant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Erstaunen versetzend, auffallend, frappierend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for frappant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is frappant, spelled F-R-A-P-P-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1in Erstaunen versetzend, auffallend, frappierend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frappant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe gestern einen alten Roman gelesen, der war von frappanter Aktualität.
[»]Mensch, isolier Dich nicht« war ein beliebtes Kabinettspiel im 19. und früheren 20. Jahrhundert. […] Das dauerte höchstens einen Walzer lang, und deshalb die frappante Ähnlichkeit mit dem beliebten Brettspiel »Mensch, ärgere Dich nicht«, wo die Fortüne bekanntlich im Minutentakt die Seiten wechselt.
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.