Tipps
[tɪps]
The verdict
“Tipps” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,131 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,131
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tipp
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tipps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɪps] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,131 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tipps” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tipps is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tɪps]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,131 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tipps, with forms such as "itpps", "tippss", and "tipsp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Typs", "tips", "tops", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tipps, spelled T-I-P-P-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tipp
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tipp
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tipp
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tipp
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tipp
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: itpps,tippss,tipsp,tpips,ttipps
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tipps - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Tipps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-I-P-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tɪps] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Typs” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tipps vs Typs
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.