puppy

[ˈpʌpi]

/[ˈpʌpi]/ noun

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The verdict

“puppy” is uncommon German (frequency #80,813 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,813
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - junger Hund, Welpe

Key facts for puppy
PropertyValue
Headwordpuppy
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʌpi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “puppy” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). puppy lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

puppy is uncommon German at frequency #80,813 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʌpi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junger Hund, Welpe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for puppy, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is puppy, spelled P-U-P-P-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    junger Hund, Welpe

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 "puppy"?
"puppy" is spelled P-U-P-P-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʌpi].
What does "puppy" mean?
As a noun, "puppy" means: junger Hund, Welpe
How do you pronounce "puppy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puppy" is [ˈpʌpi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puppy" come from?
"puppy" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “puppy”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-U-P-P-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpʌpi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list