Mappe

[ˈmapə]

/[ˈmapə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mappe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,515
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei miteinander verbundene, aufklappbare Deckel zum Transport kleinerer Gegenstände

Corpus desk

Index DE-mappe · Mappe · German

Mappe · rank #26,515 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,515
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Malik

Nearest frequency peer: Malik (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mappe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mappe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mappe vs maps
40% similar
Mappe vs mare
40% similar
Mappe vs maze
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mappe
PropertyValue
HeadwordMappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmapə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,515
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mappe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mappeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Malik“ (#26,514), „markets“ (#26,516), „Magna“ (#26,513). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mappe“ bei #26,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Mappe (IPA [ˈmapə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,515 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mappe, with forms such as "amppe", "mape", and "mapep". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "maps", "mare", "maze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Mappe, spelled M-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwei miteinander verbundene, aufklappbare Deckel zum Transport kleinerer Gegenstände
  2. 2
    einfache, flache Tasche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe die Zeichnungen in dieser Mappe.
  2. „Häufig wurden Mappen mit Listen und Formularen von Platz zu Platz gereicht, indem jeder dem Inhalt etwas entnahm oder hinzufügte.“

This word in other languages

folder(English)carpeta(Español)chemise(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amppe
  • mape
  • mapep
  • mmappe
  • mpape

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mappe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amppe2mape1mapep2mmappe1mpape2
Edit distance from "Mappe"

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 "Mappe"?
"Mappe" is spelled M-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmapə].
What does "Mappe" mean?
As a noun, "Mappe" means: zwei miteinander verbundene, aufklappbare Deckel zum Transport kleinerer Gegenstände
What words are commonly confused with "Mappe"?
"Mappe" is commonly confused with "maps", "mare", "maze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mappe" is [ˈmapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mappe" come from?
"Mappe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malik#26,514Magna#26,513lynch#26,509lunch#26,508

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Leut5 variantsNino5 variantsJule5 variantsOSZE5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list