kupieren
[kuˈpiːʁən]
The verdict
“kupieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Schneiden kürzen oder stutzen (Beschneiden von Pflanzen und Tieren, um ein bestimmtes Aussehen zu erreichen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kupieren · kupieren · German
kupieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kupieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kuˈpiːʁən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kupieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kupieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kuˈpiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kupieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kupieren, spelled K-U-P-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Schneiden kürzen oder stutzen (Beschneiden von Pflanzen und Tieren, um ein bestimmtes Aussehen zu erreichen)
- 2einen Krankheitsprozess aufhalten oder unterdrücken (Medizin)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kupieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei dem Hund waren Ohren und Schwanz kupiert.
„Allerdings haben die - vor wenigen Jahren berühmt gewordenen - Antihistamine den Nachteil, daß sie den Schnupfen nur im frühesten Anfangsstadium kupieren können.“
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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.