pappen

[ˈpapn̩]

/[ˈpapn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“pappen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,709 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,709
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-pappen · pappen · German

pappen · rank #90,709 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,709
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH paletti

Nearest frequency peer: paletti (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “pappen”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pappen” sits against similarly uncommon German ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pappen
PropertyValue
Headwordpappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpapn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “pappen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pappenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „paletti“ (#90,708), „Paketzusteller“ (#90,707), „parteiloser“ (#90,711). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pappen is uncommon German at frequency #90,709 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

pappen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pappen, spelled P-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleben
  2. 2
    haften, kleben bleiben
  3. 3
    essen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bitte pappt den Zettel an die Tür.
  2. Der Schnee pappt.

Synonyms

kleben

This word in other languages

stick(English)coller(Français)

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 "pappen"?
"pappen" is spelled P-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpapn̩].
What does "pappen" mean?
As a verb, "pappen" means: kleben
How do you pronounce "pappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pappen" is [ˈpapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pappen" come from?
"pappen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pasten#90,714Pfades#90,722pinter#90,729Prague#90,743

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list