lispeln
German, verb[ˈlɪspl̩n]
lispeln is spelled L-I-S-P-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lispeln is a German verb meaning “to lisp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “so sprechen, dass die Zunge die Schneidezähne berührt und viele zischende Laute entstehen”.
What does lispeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to lisp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. so sprechen, dass die Zunge die Schneidezähne berührt und viele zischende Laute entstehen 2. sehr leise, kaum hörbar reden 3. leise rauschen, wispern
noun: 1. fehlerhaftes Sprechen durch Platzierung der Zunge an den Schneidezähnen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lispeln
- lispelt present singular third-person
- lispelte past
- gelispelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- lispelnd participle present
- lisple first-person indicative present
- lispele first-person indicative present
- lispel first-person indicative present
- lispelst indicative present second-person
- lispelest second-person singular subjunctive
- lisplest second-person singular subjunctive
- lispelet plural second-person subjunctive
- lisplet plural second-person subjunctive
- lispelten first-person indicative plural
- lispeltest indicative preterite second-person
- lispeltet indicative plural preterite
- lispele! imperative singular
- lispelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lispeln?
- [ˈlɪspl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lispeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lispeln in German?
lispeln appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).