Töpfchen
[ˈtœp͡fçən]
The verdict
“Töpfchen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,960 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,960
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Topf
Corpus desk
Index DE-topfchen · Töpfchen · German
Töpfchen · rank #54,960 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,960
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Tänzern
Nearest frequency peer: Tänzern (-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 „Töpfchen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- tropischer
tropischer
45,044 corpus weight
- tua
tua
45,043 corpus weight
- Tänzern
Tänzern
45,042 corpus weight
- Töpfchen
Töpfchen
45,041 corpus weight
- türkischstä…
türkischstämmige
45,040 corpus weight
- Umsicht
Umsicht
45,038 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Töpfchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Töpfchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtœp͡fçən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Töpfchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Töpfchen is uncommon German at frequency #54,960 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtœp͡fçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Töpfchen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Töpfchen, spelled T-Ö-P-F-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleiner Topf
- 2Gefäß, auf dem kleine Kinder ihre Notdurft verrichten; Nachttopf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Töpfchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Mädchen ging durch die Hintertüre nach dem Garten und rief: ‚Ihr zahmen Täubchen, ihr Turteltäubchen, all ihr Vöglein unter dem Himmel, kommt und helft mir lesen, die guten ins Töpfchen, die schlechten ins Kröpfchen.‘ “
Und wir haben von dem Töpfchen kühn den Deckel abgenommen.
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); 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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