Topfen
[ˈtɔp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“Topfen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,384 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,384
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cremiges, aus saurer Milch hergestelltes Nahrungsmittel
Corpus desk
Index DE-topfen · Topfen · German
Topfen · rank #83,384 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,384
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH tissue
Nearest frequency peer: tissue (-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 „Topfen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- thus
thus
16,620 corpus weight
- ties
ties
16,619 corpus weight
- tissue
tissue
16,618 corpus weight
- Topfen
Topfen
16,617 corpus weight
- totalitärer
totalitärer
16,616 corpus weight
- toujours
toujours
16,615 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Topfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Topfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #83,384 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Topfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Topfen is uncommon German at frequency #83,384 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Topfen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Topfen, spelled T-O-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1cremiges, aus saurer Milch hergestelltes Nahrungsmittel
- 2Quatsch; Unsinn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Topfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Kategorie 2 (Milch und Milchprodukte) ist die Herkunft von Milch, Joghurt, Sauerrahm, Topfen, Schlagobers, Buttermilch, Sauermilch und Butter aufzuzeigen.“
„Dafür wird ein dünnes Baumwolltuch mit einer etwa fünf Millimeter dicken Schicht Topfen bestrichen und nur eine Tuchschicht zwischen Hals und Topfen gelegt. Der Topfen sollte aber zuerst ungefähr auf Körperwärme erwärmt werden. Wenn der Topfen fast trocken ist und zerbröselt, nimmt man den Wickel ab.“
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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