klopfe

[ˈklɔp͡fə]

/[ˈklɔp͡fə]/ verb

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The verdict

“klopfe” is uncommon German (frequency #79,387 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,387
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klopfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-klopfe · klopfe · German

klopfe · rank #79,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,387
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klecks

Nearest frequency peer: Klecks (-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 „klopfe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „klopfe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klopfe
PropertyValue
Headwordklopfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklɔp͡fə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klopfe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).klopfefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klecks“ (#79,386), „Klöppel“ (#79,388), „Klaviers“ (#79,385). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klopfe“ bei #79,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klopfe is uncommon German at frequency #79,387 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklɔp͡fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for klopfe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 klopfe, spelled K-L-O-P-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klopfen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klopfen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klopfen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klopfen

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 "klopfe"?
"klopfe" is spelled K-L-O-P-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɔp͡fə].
What does "klopfe" mean?
As a verb, "klopfe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klopfen
How do you pronounce "klopfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klopfe" is [ˈklɔp͡fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klopfe" come from?
"klopfe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klecks#79,386Kellys#79,376Kabels#79,356Jagden#79,343

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list