Nulpe
[ˈnʊlpə]
The verdict
“Nulpe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dummer Mensch
Corpus desk
Index DE-nulpe · Nulpe · German
Nulpe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nulpe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnʊlpə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nulpe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nulpe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnʊlpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Nulpe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nulpe, spelled N-U-L-P-E.
Definition
- 1dummer Mensch
- 2Zigarre
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nulpe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Sie ist eine mündige Staatsbürgerin, du Nulpe«, sagte Feldberg.“
„Ich kann mich doch von dieser Nulpe nicht einfach so abwimmeln lassen!
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.