klipp

[klɪp]

/[klɪp]/ adv

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The verdict

“klipp” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,641
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzab

Corpus desk

Index DE-klipp · klipp · German

klipp · rank #40,641 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,641
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klinischer

Nearest frequency peer: klinischer (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „klipp“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „klipp“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

klipp vs Kopp
40% similar
klipp vs knapp
60% similar
klipp vs klopp
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for klipp
PropertyValue
Headwordklipp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[klɪp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,641
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „klipp“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.klippliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klinischer“ (#40,640), „Klassikers“ (#40,639), „Knacker“ (#40,643). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klipp“ bei #40,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around klipp (IPA [klɪp]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #40,641 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kurzab".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for klipp, with forms such as "kilpp", "kklipp", and "klip". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kopp", "knapp", "klopp", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is klipp, spelled K-L-I-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzab

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how klipp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Klipp und klar ließ sie ihn wissen, dass es so nicht ginge. (Im Fernsehen war seine klippe Sprechweise unter all den Schwätzern wohltuend.)

Synonyms

abgehacktlakonischknapp

Antonyms

umschweifig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kilpp
  • kklipp
  • klip
  • kllipp
  • klpip
  • lkipp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of klipp - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kilpp2kklipp1klip1kllipp1klpip2lkipp2
Edit distance from "klipp"

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

How do you spell "klipp"?
"klipp" is spelled K-L-I-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is [klɪp].
What does "klipp" mean?
As an adverb, "klipp" means: kurzab
What words are commonly confused with "klipp"?
"klipp" is commonly confused with "Kopp", "knapp", "klopp". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "klipp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klipp" is [klɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klipp" come from?
"klipp" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "klipp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

known#40,645Hasch#40,586Harem#40,585Gotik#40,574

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

gods6 variantsMops6 variantsoasis6 variantsorale6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list