popel

[ˈpoːpl̩]

/[ˈpoːpl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“popel” is uncommon German (frequency #61,828 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,828
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs popeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-popel · popel · German

popel · rank #61,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,828
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Portwein

Nearest frequency peer: Portwein (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „popel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „popel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for popel
PropertyValue
Headwordpopel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpoːpl̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „popel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.popelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Portwein“ (#61,829), „polierte“ (#61,826), „postulierte“ (#61,830). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „popel“ bei #61,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

popel is uncommon German at frequency #61,828 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpoːpl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for popel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is popel, spelled P-O-P-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs popeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs popeln

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 "popel"?
"popel" is spelled P-O-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoːpl̩].
What does "popel" mean?
As a verb, "popel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs popeln
How do you pronounce "popel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "popel" is [ˈpoːpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "popel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Plebs#61,823prize#61,839punto#61,850rooms#61,884

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list