gepfeffert
[ɡəˈp͡fɛfɐt]
The verdict
“gepfeffert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umgangssprachlich: übertrieben hoch, unverschämt hoch (in Bezug auf geforderte Preise)
Corpus desk
Index DE-gepfeffert · gepfeffert · German
gepfeffert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gepfeffert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈp͡fɛfɐt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gepfeffert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gepfeffert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈp͡fɛfɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for gepfeffert in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gepfeffert, spelled G-E-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1umgangssprachlich: übertrieben hoch, unverschämt hoch (in Bezug auf geforderte Preise)
- 2scharf gewürzt, scharf
- 3derb
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gepfeffert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Linkspartei hat sich mal wieder eine Art Robin-Hood-Programm gegeben. Die Superreichen werden gepfeffert besteuert, die Mittelschicht wird geschont, (…)
Gepfeffert sind die Eintrittspreise für Eröffnungs- und Schlussfeier (zwischen 762 und 1960 Mark) oder auch jede Finalveranstaltung der Turner (472 bis 566 Mark) und der Schwimmer (380 bis 706 Mark).
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.