Guppy
[ˈɡʊpi]
The verdict
“Guppy” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleiner lebendgebärender Süßwasserfisch aus Südamerika und den Antillen, der zu den Zahnkarpfen gehört und häufig in Aquarien gehalten wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Guppy |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʊpi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Guppy” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Guppy is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʊpi]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleiner lebendgebärender Süßwasserfisch aus Südamerika und den Antillen, der zu den Zahnkarpfen gehört und häufig in Aquarien gehalten wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Guppy, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Guppy, spelled G-U-P-P-Y.
Definition
- 1kleiner lebendgebärender Süßwasserfisch aus Südamerika und den Antillen, der zu den Zahnkarpfen gehört und häufig in Aquarien gehalten wird
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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 “Guppy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-U-P-P-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʊpi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.