tapfer

[ˈtap͡fɐ]

/[ˈtap͡fɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“tapfer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,958
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Angst, Furcht (beziehungsweise Angst/Furcht beherrschend) und bereit, anhaltend gegen Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tapfer · tapfer · German

tapfer · rank #13,958 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,958
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tango

Nearest frequency peer: Tango (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „tapfer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „tapfer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tapfer vs Taufe
50% similar
tapfer vs Töpfe
50% similar
tapfer vs tiefer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tapfer
PropertyValue
Headwordtapfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtap͡fɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,958
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tapfer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tapferliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tango“ (#13,957), „tasten“ (#13,959), „Taliban“ (#13,956). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tapfer“ bei #13,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tapfer (IPA [ˈtap͡fɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,958 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tapfer, with forms such as "atpfer", "tafper", and "tapefr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Taufe", "Töpfe", "tiefer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 tapfer, spelled T-A-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Angst, Furcht (beziehungsweise Angst/Furcht beherrschend) und bereit, anhaltend gegen Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen
  2. 2
    besonders intensiv, in hohem Maße
  3. 3
    mit großer Selbstbeherrschung, ohne zu klagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber die Soldaten waren so wild und tapfer, daß sie mannshoch in die Höhe sprangen, und einige stellten sich auf den Kopf und präsentierten mit den Füßen das Gewehr.“ (Clemens Brentano: Rheinmärchen)
  2. Sie griff beim Essen tapfer zu. (Sie aß viel.)

Synonyms

beherztcouragiertentschlossenfurchtlosheldenhaftheldenmütigheroischkämpferischkühnmannhaftmutigverwegenwackerwagemutigwaghalsigtüchtigkräftig

Antonyms

ängstlichangstvollfeigefurchtsampanischverängstigt

This word in other languages

brave(English)bravo(Español)brave(Français)valente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atpfer
  • tafper
  • tapefr
  • tapferr
  • tapffer
  • tapfre
  • tappfer
  • tpafer
  • ttapfer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tapfer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atpfer2tafper2tapefr2tapferr1tapffer1tapfre2tappfer1tpafer2
Edit distance from "tapfer"

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 "tapfer"?
"tapfer" is spelled T-A-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtap͡fɐ].
What does "tapfer" mean?
As an adjective, "tapfer" means: ohne Angst, Furcht (beziehungsweise Angst/Furcht beherrschend) und bereit, anhaltend gegen Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen
What words are commonly confused with "tapfer"?
"tapfer" is commonly confused with "Taufe", "Töpfe", "tiefer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tapfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tapfer" is [ˈtap͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tapfer" come from?
"tapfer" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tasten#13,959sticht#13,948Spinne#13,945Sparte#13,943

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Sigmar9 variantswarfen9 variantsziehst9 variantsanfing9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list