Tapete

/[taˈpeːtə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,814

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Tapete is aGermannoun. It means: Wandbeschichtung aus einem dünnen und biegsamen Material, die mittels geeignetem Klebstoff auf eine Wand geklebt werden kann Pronounced [taˈpeːtə]. Often confused with täte and Taste.

Key facts for Tapete
PropertyValue
HeadwordTapete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taˈpeːtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,814
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Tapete in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tapete is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [taˈpeːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,814 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wandbeschichtung aus einem dünnen und biegsamen Material, die mittels geeignetem Klebstoff auf eine Wand geklebt werden kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tapete, with forms such as "atpete", "taepte", and "tapeet". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "täte", "Taste", "trete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Tapete, spelled T-A-P-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wandbeschichtung aus einem dünnen und biegsamen Material, die mittels geeignetem Klebstoff auf eine Wand geklebt werden kann

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atpete,taepte,tapeet,tapette,tappete,taptee,tpaete,ttapete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Tapete

Misspelling Variants of "Tapete"

atpete6taepte6tapeet6tapette7tappete7taptee6tpaete6ttapete7
Misspelling Variants of "Tapete"

Frequency rank: #29,814 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tapete"?
"Tapete" is spelled T-A-P-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [taˈpeːtə].
What does "Tapete" mean?
As a noun, "Tapete" means: Wandbeschichtung aus einem dünnen und biegsamen Material, die mittels geeignetem Klebstoff auf eine Wand geklebt werden kann
What words are commonly confused with "Tapete"?
"Tapete" is commonly confused with "täte", "Taste", "trete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tapete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tapete" is [taˈpeːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tapete" come from?
"Tapete" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.