tappe

[ˈtapə]

/[ˈtapə]/ verb

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The verdict

“tappe” is uncommon German (frequency #96,349 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,349
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tappen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tappe · tappe · German

tappe · rank #96,349 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,349
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taugte

Nearest frequency peer: taugte (+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 „tappe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tappe
PropertyValue
Headwordtappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtapə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tappe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tappefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „taugte“ (#96,350), „Talkessel“ (#96,347), „taktvoll“ (#96,346). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tappe“ bei #96,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tappe is uncommon German at frequency #96,349 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtapə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

tappe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is tappe, spelled T-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tappen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tappen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tappen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tappen

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 "tappe"?
"tappe" is spelled T-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtapə].
What does "tappe" mean?
As a verb, "tappe" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tappen
How do you pronounce "tappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tappe" is [ˈtapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tappe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tobel#96,370Squaw#96,299Spira#96,291spins#96,290

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list