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 May 6, 2026) - umgangssprachlich: übertrieben hoch, unverschämt hoch (in Bezug auf geforderte Preise)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gepfeffert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈp͡fɛfɐt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gepfeffert” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “gepfeffert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-P-F-E-F-F-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈp͡fɛfɐt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.