pfropfen
[ˈp͡fʁɔp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“pfropfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obstbäume oder Weinreben durch ein Reis einer besseren Sorte veredeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfropfen · pfropfen · German
pfropfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | pfropfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fʁɔp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pfropfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pfropfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈp͡fʁɔp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obstbäume oder Weinreben durch ein Reis einer besseren Sorte veredeln".
pfropfen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pfropfen, spelled P-F-R-O-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Obstbäume oder Weinreben durch ein Reis einer besseren Sorte veredeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pfropfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Quitte lässt sich am ehesten fortbringen, wenn man sie auf einen Birnbaum pfropft.
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.