Lippfisch
[ˈlɪpˌfɪʃ]
The verdict
“Lippfisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit dem Barsch verwandter Meeresfisch, häufig 20-30 cm lang, mit cirka 500 verschiedenen Arten
Corpus desk
Index DE-lippfisch · Lippfisch · German
Lippfisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Lippfisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪpˌfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lippfisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lippfisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪpˌfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem Barsch verwandter Meeresfisch, häufig 20-30 cm lang, mit cirka 500 verschiedenen Arten".
Lippfisch has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lippfisch, spelled L-I-P-P-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1mit dem Barsch verwandter Meeresfisch, häufig 20-30 cm lang, mit cirka 500 verschiedenen Arten
This word in other languages
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.