Püppchen
[ˈpʏpçən]
The verdict
“Püppchen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,749 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,749
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kleine Puppe
Corpus desk
Index DE-puppchen · Püppchen · German
Püppchen · rank #71,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,749
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Putzfrauen
Nearest frequency peer: Putzfrauen (-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 „Püppchen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Punktsieg
Punktsieg
28,256 corpus weight
- Pups
Pups
28,255 corpus weight
- Putt
Putt
28,254 corpus weight
- Putzfrauen
Putzfrauen
28,253 corpus weight
- Püppchen
Püppchen
28,252 corpus weight
- querbeet
querbeet
28,249 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Püppchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Püppchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʏpçən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Püppchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Püppchen is uncommon German at frequency #71,749 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʏpçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Püppchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Püppchen, spelled P-Ü-P-P-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine kleine Puppe
- 2hübsche, zierliche junge Frau, auch als Kosename
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Püppchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als kleines Mädchen wollte sie ihr Püppchen überall hin mitnehmen.
„Aber indem ich um diese Erlaubnis bat, arbeitete sich meine Hand, ohne auf die Genehmigung zu warten, bereits so gut vor, daß ich mich überzeugte und mehr als überzeugte, nicht nur, daß die Pensionärin ein reizendes Püppchen war, sondern daß sowohl M. M. wie sie selber ihre Freude an meiner Neugier hatten.“
Synonyms
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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