Kiepe
[ˈkiːpə]
The verdict
“Kiepe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hoher Korb, der wie ein Rucksack getragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kiepe · Kiepe · German
Kiepe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kiepe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkiːpə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kiepe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kiepe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkiːpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kiepe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kiepe, spelled K-I-E-P-E.
Definition
- 1hoher Korb, der wie ein Rucksack getragen wird
- 2einfacher Strohhut bäuerlicher Frauentrachten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kiepe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er trug eine Kiepe voll Äpfel auf dem Rücken.
„In einer Kiepe, wie sie die Kartoffelsammler auf der Kolchose benutzten, habe er das Kind getragen, erinnerte sich eine der Frauen in dem hohen Haus.“
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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.