Kippa
[ˈkɪpa]
The verdict
“Kippa” is uncommon German (frequency #72,606 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,606
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine den Hinterkopf bedeckende, mit einer Klammer an den Haaren fixierte, flache Kopfbedeckung, die vor allem während religiöser Rituale (aus Ehrfurcht vor Gott) zumeist von männlichen, zuweilen ab...
Corpus desk
Index DE-kippa · Kippa · German
Kippa · rank #72,606 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,606
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kinderärzte
Nearest frequency peer: Kinderärzte (-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 „Kippa“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kernproblem
Kernproblem
27,399 corpus weight
- Kernspaltung
Kernspaltung
27,398 corpus weight
- Kinderärzte
Kinderärzte
27,396 corpus weight
- Kippa
Kippa
27,395 corpus weight
- klaffende
klaffende
27,393 corpus weight
- Klangkörper
Klangkörper
27,391 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kippa“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kippa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪpa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #72,606 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kippa“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kippa is uncommon German at frequency #72,606 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine den Hinterkopf bedeckende, mit einer Klammer an den Haaren fixierte, flache Kopfbedeckung, die vor allem während religiöser Rituale (aus Ehrfurcht vor Gott) zumeist von männlichen, zuweilen ab...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kippa, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kippa, spelled K-I-P-P-A.
Definition
- 1eine den Hinterkopf bedeckende, mit einer Klammer an den Haaren fixierte, flache Kopfbedeckung, die vor allem während religiöser Rituale (aus Ehrfurcht vor Gott) zumeist von männlichen, zuweilen aber auch von weiblichen Juden getragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kippa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Traditionell tragen jüdische Männer und Jungen ständig eine Kippa, als eine Art Symbol ihrer E[h]rfurcht und Demut gegenüber einem ‚höheren‘ Wesen.“
„Besonders stolz sei sie, dass auch Muslime dabei sind, etwa Diplomatenkinder aus arabischen Ländern, und dass sich hier Kippa und Kopftuch gut vertragen.“
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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