paffen
[ˈpafn̩]
The verdict
“paffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Stößen rauchen ohne zu inhalieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-paffen · paffen · German
paffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | paffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpafn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „paffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
paffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paffen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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. The correct German form is paffen, spelled P-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1in Stößen rauchen ohne zu inhalieren
- 2„Paff“ machen, knallen, schießen, explodieren, verpuffen
- 3rauchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peter raucht nicht auf Lunge; er pafft nur.
Man erkannte den Lokomotivschuppen bereits von weitem am Paffen der Dampflokomotiven.
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.