humpelt

[ˈhʊmpl̩t]

/[ˈhʊmpl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“humpelt” is uncommon German (frequency #91,753 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,753
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs humpeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-humpelt · humpelt · German

humpelt · rank #91,753 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,753
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Humboldts

Nearest frequency peer: Humboldts (-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 „humpelt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humpelt
PropertyValue
Headwordhumpelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhʊmpl̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „humpelt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Humboldts“ (#91,752), „Hussiten“ (#91,754), „HRC“ (#91,751). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „humpelt“ bei #91,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humpelt is uncommon German at frequency #91,753 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhʊmpl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for humpelt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is humpelt, spelled H-U-M-P-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs humpeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs humpeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs humpeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs humpeln

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 "humpelt"?
"humpelt" is spelled H-U-M-P-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʊmpl̩t].
What does "humpelt" mean?
As a verb, "humpelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs humpeln
How do you pronounce "humpelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humpelt" is [ˈhʊmpl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Iffland#91,760inliner#91,772hamlets#91,708Karosse#91,799

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list