Tapir
[ˈtaːpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Tapir” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - südamerikanisches oder asiatisches Huftier mit einem dichten Fell und kurzem Rüssel
Corpus desk
Index DE-tapir · Tapir · German
Tapir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tapir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tapir“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tapir is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "südamerikanisches oder asiatisches Huftier mit einem dichten Fell und kurzem Rüssel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tapir, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tapir, spelled T-A-P-I-R.
Definition
- 1südamerikanisches oder asiatisches Huftier mit einem dichten Fell und kurzem Rüssel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tapir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tapire sind äußerlich schweineähnliche Säugetiere.
Ein Tapir ist ein nachtaktiver Einzelgänger.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.