Klappe zu, Affe tot

[ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt]

/[ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt]/ phrase

The verdict

“Klappe zu, Affe tot” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bezeichnung für eine abrupt erledigte Sache oder Diskussion

Key facts for Klappe zu, Affe tot
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlappe zu, Affe tot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Klappe zu, Affe tot” sits in German frequency

Klappe zu, Affe tot falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klappe zu, Affe tot is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bezeichnung für eine abrupt erledigte Sache oder Diskussion".

No misspelling variants are generated for Klappe zu, Affe tot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 zu, Affe tot, spelled K-L-A-P-P-E- -Z-U-,- -A-F-F-E- -T-O-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeichnung für eine abrupt erledigte Sache oder Diskussion

Synonyms

Schluss, aus, Amenaus und vorbei seinKlappe zu, Affe tot, Zirkus pleite

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klappe zu, Affe tot"?
"Klappe zu, Affe tot" is spelled K-L-A-P-P-E- -Z-U-,- -A-F-F-E- -T-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt].
What does "Klappe zu, Affe tot" mean?
As a phrase, "Klappe zu, Affe tot" means: Bezeichnung für eine abrupt erledigte Sache oder Diskussion
How do you pronounce "Klappe zu, Affe tot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klappe zu, Affe tot" is [ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klappe zu, Affe tot" come from?
"Klappe zu, Affe tot" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Klappe zu, Affe tot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-L-A-P-P-E- -Z-U-,- -A-F-F-E- -T-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈklapə t͡suː ˈafə toːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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