stippen
[ˈʃtɪpn̩]
The verdict
“stippen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas eintunken
Corpus desk
Index DE-stippen · stippen · German
stippen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | stippen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɪpn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stippen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stippen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtɪpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
stippen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is stippen, spelled S-T-I-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas eintunken
- 2jemanden oder etwas leicht mit dem Finger berühren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stippen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich stippe meinen Zwieback in die Suppe.
Käthe stippte leicht mit ihren Füßen in den Swimmingpool.
This word in other languages
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.