Nippel

/[ˈnɪpl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,016

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Nippel is aGermannoun. It means: kurzes Rohrverbindungsstück, mit kleinerem Außendurchmesser, für Rohrmuffen, mit passend, größerem Innendurchmesser Pronounced [ˈnɪpl̩]. Often confused with Nippes and Nigel.

Key facts for Nippel
PropertyValue
HeadwordNippel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɪpl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,016
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Nippel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Nippel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnɪpl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,016 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Nippel, with forms such as "inppel", "nipel", and "nipepl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Nippes", "Nigel", "Neapel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Nippel, spelled N-I-P-P-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzes Rohrverbindungsstück, mit kleinerem Außendurchmesser, für Rohrmuffen, mit passend, größerem Innendurchmesser
  2. 2
    Brustwarze
  3. 3
    etwas, das irgendwo heraussteht und dessen Namen man nicht kennt

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inppel,nipel,nipepl,nippell,nipple,nnippel,npipel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Nippel

Misspelling Variants of "Nippel"

inppel6nipel5nipepl6nippell7nipple6nnippel7npipel6
Misspelling Variants of "Nippel"

Frequency rank: #20,016 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nippel"?
"Nippel" is spelled N-I-P-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɪpl̩].
What does "Nippel" mean?
As a noun, "Nippel" means: kurzes Rohrverbindungsstück, mit kleinerem Außendurchmesser, für Rohrmuffen, mit passend, größerem Innendurchmesser
What words are commonly confused with "Nippel"?
"Nippel" is commonly confused with "Nippes", "Nigel", "Neapel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nippel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nippel" is [ˈnɪpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nippel" come from?
"Nippel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.