poppen
[ˈpɔpn̩]
The verdict
“poppen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,003 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #27,003
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geschlechtsverkehr haben
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poppen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈpɔpn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #27,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poppen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for poppen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɔpn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,003 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for poppen, with forms such as "opppen", "popen", and "popepn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Puppe", "Posen", "Poren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is poppen, spelled P-O-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1Geschlechtsverkehr haben
- 2die Form verändern, das Wort wird bei der Veränderung eines Lebensmittels durch Hitze und Druck verwendet, wie es zum Beispiel bei der Herstellung von Popcorn geschieht
- 3Effekt haben, gut sein
- 4mit einer Puppe (Poppe) spielen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opppen,popen,popepn,poppenn,poppne,ppopen,ppoppen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poppen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “poppen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-O-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɔpn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Puppe” - see the side-by-side comparison. poppen vs Puppe
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.