hupt

[huːpt]

/[huːpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“hupt” is uncommon German (frequency #71,463 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,463
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 hupen

Corpus desk

Index DE-hupt · hupt · German

hupt · rank #71,463 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,463
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hungen

Nearest frequency peer: Hungen (-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 „hupt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hupt
PropertyValue
Headwordhupt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[huːpt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,463
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hupt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hungen“ (#71,462), „Hälse“ (#71,464), „huckepack“ (#71,461). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „hupt“ bei #71,463. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hupt is uncommon German at frequency #71,463 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [huːpt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for hupt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is hupt, spelled H-U-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hupen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hupen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hupen

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 "hupt"?
"hupt" is spelled H-U-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [huːpt].
What does "hupt" mean?
As a verb, "hupt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hupen
How do you pronounce "hupt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hupt" is [huːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hupt" come from?
"hupt" 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 "hupt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inte#71,478harp#71,432kaan#71,499gems#71,380

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list