hüpfte

[ˈhʏp͡ftə]

/[ˈhʏp͡ftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“hüpfte” is uncommon German (frequency #63,432 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,432
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hupfte · hüpfte · German

hüpfte · rank #63,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,432
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH iff

Nearest frequency peer: iff (+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 „hüpfte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hüpfte
PropertyValue
Headwordhüpfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈhʏp͡ftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hüpfte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.hüpftefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „iff“ (#63,433), „Hängebrücke“ (#63,430), „hämmerte“ (#63,429). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hüpfte“ bei #63,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hüpfte is uncommon German at frequency #63,432 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈhʏp͡ftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for hüpfte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is hüpfte, spelled H-Ü-P-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen

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 "hüpfte"?
"hüpfte" is spelled H-Ü-P-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhʏp͡ftə].
What does "hüpfte" mean?
As a verb, "hüpfte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs hüpfen
How do you pronounce "hüpfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hüpfte" is [ˈhʏp͡ftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hüpfte" come from?
"hüpfte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hohler#63,423herkam#63,412kausal#63,460grumpy#63,389

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list