Suppe
[ˈzʊpə]
The verdict
“Suppe” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,237 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,237
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gericht, das auf der Basis von (gebundener) Brühe oder Bouillon mit verschiedenen zerkleinerten Einlagen in einem Topf zubereitet wird; (klare) flüssige Speise, die aus Gemüse, Fleisch oder Fisch g...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Suppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzʊpə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Suppe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Suppe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzʊpə]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,237 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Suppe, with forms such as "spupe", "ssuppe", and "supe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Sure", "supply", "Suppen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Suppe, spelled S-U-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1Gericht, das auf der Basis von (gebundener) Brühe oder Bouillon mit verschiedenen zerkleinerten Einlagen in einem Topf zubereitet wird; (klare) flüssige Speise, die aus Gemüse, Fleisch oder Fisch gekocht und dann meist mit Einlage serviert wird
- 2flüssiges, meist unappetitliches Gemenge, zum Beispiel Abwasser oder auch Eiter
- 3Nebel, diesiges Wetter
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spupe,ssuppe,supe,supep,usppe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Suppe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Suppe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-P-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzʊpə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sure” - see the side-by-side comparison. Suppe vs Sure
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.