hippeln
[ˈhɪpl̩n]
The verdict
“hippeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor Aufregung unruhig hin und her zappeln, sich auf und ab bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-hippeln · hippeln · German
hippeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hippeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhɪpl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hippeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hippeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhɪpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor Aufregung unruhig hin und her zappeln, sich auf und ab bewegen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hippeln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hippeln, spelled H-I-P-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1vor Aufregung unruhig hin und her zappeln, sich auf und ab bewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hippeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ralf hat wieder Redezeit, diskutiert und hippelt auf dem Stuhl. Viel Ruhe hat er nicht im Blut.“
„Der Töpfer hippelte ganz aufgeregt auf der Stelle und versprach bis zum Thing genügend Lehmtafeln vorzubereiten.“
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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.