schilpen
[ˈʃɪlpn̩]
The verdict
“schilpen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurze, helle Laute erzeugen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schilpen · schilpen · German
schilpen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | schilpen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪlpn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schilpen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schilpen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃɪlpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurze, helle Laute erzeugen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schilpen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schilpen, spelled S-C-H-I-L-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1kurze, helle Laute erzeugen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schilpen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn sie sich weiter an die Vögel hielten, artikulierten sie sich zunächst abwechselnd: Tiere kennen noch heute weder Duett noch gar Quartett (nur die Spatzen schilpen in einem anscheinend chaotischen Ensemble).
Die Vorstellung, er würde den Kopf nicht mehr schräg halten und aufgeregt schilpen wenn sie "Lüttjepitt" riefen, er würde nicht mehr auf der Stange entlang hüpfen, wenn das Wassernäpfchen frisch gefüllt wurde: dieser Gedanke war entsetzlich.
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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.