keppeln
[ˈkɛpl̩n]
The verdict
“keppeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fortwährend und störend schimpfen, nörgeln und keifen
Corpus desk
Index DE-keppeln · keppeln · German
keppeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keppeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɛpl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „keppeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
keppeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for keppeln, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 keppeln, spelled K-E-P-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1fortwährend und störend schimpfen, nörgeln und keifen
- 2steirisch: tratschen, plaudern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how keppeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein keppelndes, altes Weib.
This word in other languages
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.