Hüpfer

[ˈhʏp͡fɐ]

/[ˈhʏp͡fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hüpfer” is uncommon German (frequency #78,134 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,134
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beidbeiniger Sprung mit geringer Höhe

Corpus desk

Index DE-hupfer · Hüpfer · German

Hüpfer · rank #78,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,134
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hübscheste

Nearest frequency peer: hübscheste (-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 „Hüpfer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hüpfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordHüpfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhʏp͡fɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hüpfer“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Hüpferfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hübscheste“ (#78,133), „höllischen“ (#78,132), „Identifikationsnummer“ (#78,138). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hüpfer“ bei #78,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hüpfer is uncommon German at frequency #78,134 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhʏp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Hüpfer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Hüpfer, spelled H-Ü-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    beidbeiniger Sprung mit geringer Höhe
  2. 2
    jemand, der einen beidbeinigen Sprung mit geringer Höhe vollführt
  3. 3
    Grashüpfer
  4. 4
    Stufenschalter mit mehreren Schützen, oft bei Gleichstromfahrzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hüpfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Mein Herz machte einen schmerzhaften Hüpfer und galoppierte dann weiter.“
  2. Mit einem Hüpfer kommt man nicht weit.

Synonyms

Hüpfersteuerung

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 "Hüpfer"?
"Hüpfer" is spelled H-Ü-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʏp͡fɐ].
What does "Hüpfer" mean?
As a noun, "Hüpfer" means: beidbeiniger Sprung mit geringer Höhe
How do you pronounce "Hüpfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hüpfer" is [ˈhʏp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hüpfer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jigsaw#78,162Hechte#78,090Hatice#78,084guards#78,072

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list