harp

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The verdict

“harp” is uncommon German (frequency #71,432 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,432
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veraltet: auf einer Harfe spielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-harp · harp · German

harp · rank #71,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,432
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haudegen

Nearest frequency peer: Haudegen (+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 „harp“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for harp
PropertyValue
Headwordharp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „harp“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).harpfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Haudegen“ (#71,433), „Handreichung“ (#71,430), „Hauptlast“ (#71,434). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „harp“ bei #71,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

harp is uncommon German at frequency #71,432 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for harp, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is harp, spelled H-A-R-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    veraltet: auf einer Harfe spielen
  2. 2
    auf etwas herumreiten

Synonyms

dwell

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 "harp"?
"harp" is spelled H-A-R-P. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "harp" mean?
As a verb, "harp" means: veraltet: auf einer Harfe spielen
How do you pronounce "harp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harp" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harp" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hupt#71,463inte#71,478gems#71,380Gaze#71,365

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list