Klepper
[ˈklɛpɐ]
The verdict
“Klepper” is uncommon German (frequency #70,466 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,466
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - minderwertiges, heruntergewirtschaftetes Pferd
Corpus desk
Index DE-klepper · Klepper · German
Klepper · rank #70,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,466
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kleinstädten
Nearest frequency peer: Kleinstädten (-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 „Klepper“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Klei
Klei
29,538 corpus weight
- Kleiderbügel
Kleiderbügel
29,537 corpus weight
- Kleinstädten
Kleinstädten
29,536 corpus weight
- Klepper
Klepper
29,535 corpus weight
- klösterlich…
klösterlichen
29,534 corpus weight
- knüpften
knüpften
29,532 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Klepper“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klepper |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklɛpɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #70,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klepper“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klepper is uncommon German at frequency #70,466 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklɛpɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Klepper in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Klepper, spelled K-L-E-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1minderwertiges, heruntergewirtschaftetes Pferd
- 2wasserdichter Mantel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klepper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Klepper war völlig von Sinnen - das war er, und das ist die lautere Wahrheit, und er wußte ganz und gar nicht mehr, was er tat.“
„Wie ist es möglich, daß die Zeit so rasch verrinnt; denn sie dauerte weniger als einen Augenblick, und dabei waren die Pferde alte Klepper.“
Antonyms
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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