töpfern
[ˈtœp͡fɐn]
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
- tub
tub
20,157 corpus weight
- tuer
tuer
20,156 corpus weight
- Tumulte
Tumulte
20,155 corpus weight
- töpfern
töpfern
20,152 corpus weight
- umgestürzten
umgestürzten
20,150 corpus weight
- umschaut
umschaut
20,148 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „töpfern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | töpfern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtœp͡fɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #79,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „töpfern“ im Deutschen
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
- 1aus (gebranntem) Ton bestehend, aus Ton gefertigt (getöpfert)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how töpfern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alle Interessenten und Freunde der töpfernen Kostbarkeiten dürfen sich auf eine kleine Verkaufsausstellung freuen.“
„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.‘“
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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