töpfern

[ˈtœp͡fɐn]

/[ˈtœp͡fɐn]/ adj

The verdict

“töpfern” is uncommon German (frequency #79,849 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,849
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus (gebranntem) Ton bestehend, aus Ton gefertigt (getöpfert)

Corpus desk

Index DE-topfern · töpfern · German

töpfern · rank #79,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,849
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH umgestürzten

Nearest frequency peer: umgestürzten (+2 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 „töpfern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for töpfern
PropertyValue
Headwordtöpfern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtœp͡fɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „töpfern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).töpfernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „umgestürzten“ (#79,851), „Tumulte“ (#79,846), „tuer“ (#79,845). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „töpfern“ bei #79,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

töpfern is uncommon German at frequency #79,849 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtœp͡fɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus (gebranntem) Ton bestehend, aus Ton gefertigt (getöpfert)".

töpfern has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is töpfern, spelled T-Ö-P-F-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus (gebranntem) Ton bestehend, aus Ton gefertigt (getöpfert)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how töpfern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Alle Interessenten und Freunde der töpfernen Kostbarkeiten dürfen sich auf eine kleine Verkaufsausstellung freuen.“
  2. „Als eine töpferne Negerfigur von der Terrasse verschwindet, behauptet Bea, dass die Bewohner einer Asylunterkunft sie geklaut hätten: ‚Ich habe ja keine Vorurteile, aber Recht und Gesetz sind für solche Leute doch Fremdwörter.‘“

Synonyms

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 "töpfern"?
"töpfern" is spelled T-Ö-P-F-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtœp͡fɐn].
What does "töpfern" mean?
As an adjective, "töpfern" means: aus (gebranntem) Ton bestehend, aus Ton gefertigt (getöpfert)
How do you pronounce "töpfern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "töpfern" is [ˈtœp͡fɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "töpfern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list