Harpune

[haʁˈpuːnə]

/[haʁˈpuːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Harpune” is uncommon German (frequency #95,691 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,691
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Speer mit Widerhaken für den Fischfang oder Walfang

Key facts for Harpune
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarpune
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[haʁˈpuːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Harpune” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Harpune lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Harpune is uncommon German at frequency #95,691 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [haʁˈpuːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Speer mit Widerhaken für den Fischfang oder Walfang".

Harpune doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Harpune, spelled H-A-R-P-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speer mit Widerhaken für den Fischfang oder Walfang

This word in other languages

harpoon(English)arpón(Español)harpon(Français)

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 "Harpune"?
"Harpune" is spelled H-A-R-P-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [haʁˈpuːnə].
What does "Harpune" mean?
As a noun, "Harpune" means: Speer mit Widerhaken für den Fischfang oder Walfang
How do you pronounce "Harpune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harpune" is [haʁˈpuːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harpune" come from?
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Using “Harpune”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-A-R-P-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [haʁˈpuːnə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list