Mappen

[ˈmapn̩]

/[ˈmapn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mappen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,725 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,725
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mappe

Corpus desk

Index DE-mappen · Mappen · German

Mappen · rank #61,725 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,725
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Manuskripten

Nearest frequency peer: Manuskripten (-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 „Mappen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mappen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmapn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,725
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Mappen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Manuskripten“ (#61,724), „mancherlei“ (#61,723), „Maries“ (#61,727). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mappen“ bei #61,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mappen is uncommon German at frequency #61,725 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Mappen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Mappen, spelled M-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mappe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mappe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mappe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Mappen"?
"Mappen" is spelled M-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmapn̩].
What does "Mappen" mean?
As a noun, "Mappen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mappe
How do you pronounce "Mappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mappen" is [ˈmapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mappen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maries#61,727Lärche#61,719libera#61,704mordet#61,749

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list