stülpen

[ˈʃtʏlpn̩]

/[ˈʃtʏlpn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“stülpen” 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) - so wenden, dass das, was innen war, danach außen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-stulpen · stülpen · German

stülpen · 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.

Key facts for stülpen
PropertyValue
Headwordstülpen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃtʏlpn̩]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „stülpen“ im Deutschen

stülpensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stülpen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃtʏlpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

stülpen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 stülpen, spelled S-T-Ü-L-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    so wenden, dass das, was innen war, danach außen ist
  2. 2
    eine Masse durch Umdrehen aus einem Gefäß lösen
  3. 3
    ein kopfbedeckendes Stück ohne viel Aufmerksamkeit schnell aufsetzen
  4. 4
    mit etwas Umhüllenden, das im weitesten Sinne sackartig geformt ist, bedecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn du die Socke nach außen stülpst, findest du das Steinchen viel leichter, als wenn du danach nur tastest.
  2. Ich habe kein Geld, ich kann meine Jackentaschen nach außen stülpen, wenn du mir nicht glaubst.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stülpen"?
"stülpen" is spelled S-T-Ü-L-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʏlpn̩].
What does "stülpen" mean?
As a verb, "stülpen" means: so wenden, dass das, was innen war, danach außen ist
How do you pronounce "stülpen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stülpen" is [ˈʃtʏlpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stülpen" come from?
"stülpen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list