i-Tüpfelchen

[ˈiːˌtʏp͡fl̩çən]

/[ˈiːˌtʏp͡fl̩çən]/ noun

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The verdict

“i-Tüpfelchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Punkt über dem kleinen i

Corpus desk

Index DE-i-tupfelchen · i-Tüpfelchen · German

i-Tüpfelchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for i-Tüpfelchen
PropertyValue
Headwordi-Tüpfelchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiːˌtʏp͡fl̩çən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „i-Tüpfelchen“ im Deutschen

i-Tüpfelchenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

i-Tüpfelchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiːˌtʏp͡fl̩çən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for i-Tüpfelchen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is i-Tüpfelchen, spelled I---T-Ü-P-F-E-L-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Punkt über dem kleinen i
  2. 2
    kleine zusätzliche Beigabe zu etwas, Krönung von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie hat eine sehr mädchenhafte Handschrift, manchmal malt sie sogar Herzchen anstelle der i-Tüpfelchen.
  2. Schnee am 24.12., das ist das i-Tüpfelchen für perfekte Weihnachten.

Synonyms

KrönungNonplusultra

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "i-Tüpfelchen"?
"i-Tüpfelchen" is spelled I---T-Ü-P-F-E-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːˌtʏp͡fl̩çən].
What does "i-Tüpfelchen" mean?
As a noun, "i-Tüpfelchen" means: der Punkt über dem kleinen i
How do you pronounce "i-Tüpfelchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "i-Tüpfelchen" is [ˈiːˌtʏp͡fl̩çən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "i-Tüpfelchen" come from?
"i-Tüpfelchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list