kiffen

/[ˈkɪfn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,970

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

kiffen is aGermanverb. It means: Haschisch oder Marihuana rauchen Pronounced [ˈkɪfn̩]. Often confused with Koffer and köpfen.

Key facts for kiffen
PropertyValue
Headwordkiffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɪfn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,970
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kiffen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kiffen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,970 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Haschisch oder Marihuana rauchen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for kiffen, with forms such as "ikffen", "kfifen", and "kifefn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Koffer", "köpfen", "Kissen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kiffen, spelled K-I-F-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haschisch oder Marihuana rauchen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ikffen,kfifen,kifefn,kifen,kiffenn,kiffne,kkiffen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kiffen

Misspelling Variants of "kiffen"

ikffen6kfifen6kifefn6kifen5kiffenn7kiffne6kkiffen7
Misspelling Variants of "kiffen"

Frequency rank: #19,970 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kiffen"?
"kiffen" is spelled K-I-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪfn̩].
What does "kiffen" mean?
As a verb, "kiffen" means: Haschisch oder Marihuana rauchen
What words are commonly confused with "kiffen"?
"kiffen" is commonly confused with "Koffer", "köpfen", "Kissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kiffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kiffen" is [ˈkɪfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kiffen" come from?
"kiffen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.