Klappe
[ˈklapə]
The verdict
“Klappe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,633
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt
Corpus desk
Index DE-klappe · Klappe · German
Klappe · rank #7,633 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,633
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Klimaschutz
Nearest frequency peer: Klimaschutz (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Klappe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- irren
irren
92,372 corpus weight
- jenes
jenes
92,370 corpus weight
- Klappe
Klappe
92,368 corpus weight
- Klimaschutz
Klimaschutz
92,367 corpus weight
- Kommunisten
Kommunisten
92,366 corpus weight
- Kredite
Kredite
92,365 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klappe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klappe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklapə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Klappe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Klappe (IPA [ˈklapə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,633 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klappe, with forms such as "kalppe", "kklappe", and "klape". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "knapp", "klopp", "Klaue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Klappe, spelled K-L-A-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt
- 2Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt
- 3Mund
- 4Bett
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klappe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Auto befindet sich meist hinten eine kleine Klappe, hinter der sich der Tankverschluss befindet.
„Vor meiner Zelle defilieren in großer Prozession die Polizeifunktionäre, jeden Augenblick wird die Klappe am Spion geöffnet, ein Auge glotzt.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kalppe
- kklappe
- klape
- klapep
- kllappe
- klpape
- lkappe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klappe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klappe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Klappe". Here's where to go from here.
- "Klappe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "knapp". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,633 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.