tapsen
[ˈtapsn̩]
The verdict
“tapsen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich unsicher, unbeholfen, plump, dumpfe Geräusche erzeugend, tastend vorwärtsbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tapsen · tapsen · German
tapsen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | tapsen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtapsn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tapsen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tapsen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtapsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich unsicher, unbeholfen, plump, dumpfe Geräusche erzeugend, tastend vorwärtsbewegen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tapsen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tapsen, spelled T-A-P-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich unsicher, unbeholfen, plump, dumpfe Geräusche erzeugend, tastend vorwärtsbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tapsen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Katze tapst durch das Haus.
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.