pipa
[ˈpiːpa]
The verdict
“pipa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Rauchen von Tabak
Corpus desk
Index DE-pipa · pipa · German
pipa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | pipa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpiːpa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pipa“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pipa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpiːpa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pipa in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pipa, spelled P-I-P-A.
Definition
- 1Gerät zum Rauchen von Tabak
- 2diakritisches Zeichen über einem Buchstaben, um eine palatale Artikulation anzuzeigen
- 3ein birnenförmiges chinesisches Musikinstrument mit vier Saiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pipa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Una ventina di anni or sono, anche sulle qualità del grande vecchio con la pipa nessuno aveva dubbi.
La pipa è un segno diacritico, che si usa in alcune lingue slave e baltiche, in finlandese ed in estone.
Synonyms
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.