tapferer

[ˈtap͡fəʁɐ]

/[ˈtap͡fəʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“tapferer” is uncommon German (frequency #54,138 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,138
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer

Corpus desk

Index DE-tapferer · tapferer · German

tapferer · rank #54,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,138
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tagesklinik

Nearest frequency peer: Tagesklinik (-2 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 „tapferer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tapferer
PropertyValue
Headwordtapferer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtap͡fəʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tapferer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tapfererfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tagesklinik“ (#54,136), „taff“ (#54,135), „tack“ (#54,134). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tapferer“ bei #54,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tapferer is uncommon German at frequency #54,138 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtap͡fəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

tapferer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tapferer, spelled T-A-P-F-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "tapferer"?
"tapferer" is spelled T-A-P-F-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtap͡fəʁɐ].
What does "tapferer" mean?
As an adjective, "tapferer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer
How do you pronounce "tapferer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tapferer" is [ˈtap͡fəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tapferer" come from?
"tapferer" 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 "tapferer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Teddybär#54,142sündhaft#54,133Sömmerda#54,132Söhnchen#54,131

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list