Topflappen
German, noun/ˈtɔpfˌlapən/
Topflappen is spelled T-O-P-F-L-A-P-P-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Topflappen is a German masculine noun meaning “potholder, oven cloth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Lappen, mit dem man heißes Kochgeschirr anfassen kann, ohne sich zu verbrennen”.
What does Topflappen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepotholder, oven cloth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Lappen, mit dem man heißes Kochgeschirr anfassen kann, ohne sich zu verbrennen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Topflappen
- Topflappens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Topflappen?
- /ˈtɔpfˌlapən/
- [ˈtɔp͡fˌlapn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Topflappen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Topflappen in German?
Topflappen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).