Klappe

/[ˈklapə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,633

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Klappe is aGermannoun. It means: Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt Pronounced [ˈklapə]. It ranks #7,633 in German word frequency. Often confused with knapp and klopp.

Key facts for Klappe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklapə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,633
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klappe is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklapə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,633 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klappe, with forms such as "kalppe", "kklappe", and "klape". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "knapp", "klopp", "Klaue", 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 Klappe, spelled K-L-A-P-P-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt
  2. 2
    Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt
  3. 3
    Mund
  4. 4
    Bett

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kalppe,kklappe,klape,klapep,kllappe,klpape,lkappe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klappe

Misspelling Variants of "Klappe"

kalppe6kklappe7klape5klapep6kllappe7klpape6lkappe6
Misspelling Variants of "Klappe"

Frequency rank: #7,633 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klappe"?
"Klappe" is spelled K-L-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklapə].
What does "Klappe" mean?
As a noun, "Klappe" means: Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt
What words are commonly confused with "Klappe"?
"Klappe" is commonly confused with "knapp", "klopp", "Klaue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klappe" is [ˈklapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klappe" come from?
"Klappe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.