Papille

[paˈpɪlə]

/[paˈpɪlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Papille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - warzenähnliche Erhebung auf oder in Organen von Tieren, Menschen oder Pflanzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-papille · Papille · German

Papille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Papille
PropertyValue
HeadwordPapille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈpɪlə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Papille“ im Deutschen

Papillesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Papille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈpɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "warzenähnliche Erhebung auf oder in Organen von Tieren, Menschen oder Pflanzen".

Papille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Papille, spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    warzenähnliche Erhebung auf oder in Organen von Tieren, Menschen oder Pflanzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Papillen sind in der Botanik kleine, warzenähnliche Erhebungen an pflanzlichen Organen, die durch die Vorwölbung von Zellen oder Zellgruppen entstehen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Papille"?
"Papille" is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈpɪlə].
What does "Papille" mean?
As a noun, "Papille" means: warzenähnliche Erhebung auf oder in Organen von Tieren, Menschen oder Pflanzen
How do you pronounce "Papille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Papille" is [paˈpɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Papille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list