Lappalie

[laˈpaːli̯ə]

/[laˈpaːli̯ə]/ noun

The verdict

“Lappalie” is uncommon German (frequency #90,558 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,558
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Kleinigkeit, eine Nichtigkeit, eine höchst unbedeutende Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-lappalie · Lappalie · German

Lappalie · rank #90,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,558
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laserstrahlen

Nearest frequency peer: Laserstrahlen (+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 „Lappalie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lappalie
PropertyValue
HeadwordLappalie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈpaːli̯ə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lappalie“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lappaliefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Laserstrahlen“ (#90,559), „Landstuhl“ (#90,556), „Latzhose“ (#90,560). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lappalie“ bei #90,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lappalie is uncommon German at frequency #90,558 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laˈpaːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Kleinigkeit, eine Nichtigkeit, eine höchst unbedeutende Sache".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lappalie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lappalie, spelled L-A-P-P-A-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Kleinigkeit, eine Nichtigkeit, eine höchst unbedeutende Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich beschäftige mich nicht mit einer solchen Lappalie.
  2. „Ich sah den vier Jungs deutlich an, dass sie keine große Lust verspürten, ihr Kartenspiel wegen so einer Lappalie zu unterbrechen.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lappalie"?
"Lappalie" is spelled L-A-P-P-A-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈpaːli̯ə].
What does "Lappalie" mean?
As a noun, "Lappalie" means: eine Kleinigkeit, eine Nichtigkeit, eine höchst unbedeutende Sache
How do you pronounce "Lappalie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lappalie" is [laˈpaːli̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lappalie" come from?
"Lappalie" 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 "Lappalie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list