skypen

[ˈskaɪ̯pn̩]

/[ˈskaɪ̯pn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“skypen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,905 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,905
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Software Skype über das Internet telefonieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-skypen · skypen · German

skypen · rank #90,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,905
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Slideshow

Nearest frequency peer: Slideshow (+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 „skypen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for skypen
PropertyValue
Headwordskypen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈskaɪ̯pn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „skypen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).skypenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Slideshow“ (#90,906), „Solarzelle“ (#90,908), „Showgeschäft“ (#90,901). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „skypen“ bei #90,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skypen is uncommon German at frequency #90,905 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈskaɪ̯pn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit der Software Skype über das Internet telefonieren".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skypen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is skypen, spelled S-K-Y-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Software Skype über das Internet telefonieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how skypen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Als mein Freund im Ausland war, haben wir fast jeden Tag geskypt.
  2. „Manche Internetfirmen schreiben Sprachgeschichte: Wer googelt, der sucht. Twittern heißt, eine Kurznachricht an jedermann zu senden. Und skypen bedeutet für Millionen von Menschen, kostenlose Gespräche über den Computer statt über das Festnetztelefon zu führen.“

This word in other languages

skype(English)skyper(Français)

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 "skypen"?
"skypen" is spelled S-K-Y-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskaɪ̯pn̩].
What does "skypen" mean?
As a verb, "skypen" means: mit der Software Skype über das Internet telefonieren
How do you pronounce "skypen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skypen" is [ˈskaɪ̯pn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skypen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shares#90,899Sensen#90,887Senkel#90,886Themar#90,973

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list