tapezieren

[tapeˈt͡siːʁən]

/[tapeˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“tapezieren” is uncommon German (frequency #88,373 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,373
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist Wände mit Tapeten bekleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-tapezieren · tapezieren · German

tapezieren · rank #88,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,373
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tarent

Nearest frequency peer: Tarent (+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 „tapezieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tapezieren
PropertyValue
Headwordtapezieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tapeˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tapezieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tapezierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tarent“ (#88,374), „taue“ (#88,375), „tactical“ (#88,370). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tapezieren“ bei #88,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tapezieren is uncommon German at frequency #88,373 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [tapeˈt͡siːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

tapezieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is tapezieren, spelled T-A-P-E-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist Wände mit Tapeten bekleben
  2. 2
    Polstermöbel mit Stoff beziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hinter Öfen und Heizkörpern sollte nicht tapeziert werden.
  2. Grundsätzlich ist tapezieren keine komplizierte Arbeit, man sollte aber einige Dinge beachten: Der Kleister muss für die jeweilige Tapete geeignet sein - das steht jeweils auf der Kleisterpackung.

Synonyms

polsternaufpolstern

This word in other languages

wallpaper(English)empapelar(Español)tapisser(Français)forrar(Português)

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 "tapezieren"?
"tapezieren" is spelled T-A-P-E-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tapeˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "tapezieren" mean?
As a verb, "tapezieren" means: meist Wände mit Tapeten bekleben
How do you pronounce "tapezieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tapezieren" is [tapeˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tapezieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Telemetrie#88,381Tennisball#88,383Stofftiere#88,338Türklingel#88,412

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list