Toupet

[tuˈpeː]

/[tuˈpeː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Toupet” is uncommon German (frequency #94,985 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,985
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Haarersatz aus Natur- oder Kunsthaaren, um kahle Körperstellen (meist am Kopf) zu bedecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-toupet · Toupet · German

Toupet · rank #94,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,985
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Totenschädel

Nearest frequency peer: Totenschädel (-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 „Toupet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Toupet
PropertyValue
HeadwordToupet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tuˈpeː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Toupet“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Toupetfällt 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: „Totenschädel“ (#94,984), „Torwand“ (#94,983), „tradierte“ (#94,987). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Toupet“ bei #94,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Toupet is uncommon German at frequency #94,985 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tuˈpeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Haarersatz aus Natur- oder Kunsthaaren, um kahle Körperstellen (meist am Kopf) zu bedecken".

Toupet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Toupet, spelled T-O-U-P-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Haarersatz aus Natur- oder Kunsthaaren, um kahle Körperstellen (meist am Kopf) zu bedecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem ranghohen Politiker ist nicht anzusehen, dass er ein Toupet trägt und sein Resthaar dunkel färbt.
  2. „Ein Toupet kommt für mich nicht infrage.

This word in other languages

toupee(English)peluquín(Español)toupet(Français)

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 "Toupet"?
"Toupet" is spelled T-O-U-P-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tuˈpeː].
What does "Toupet" mean?
As a noun, "Toupet" means: ein Haarersatz aus Natur- oder Kunsthaaren, um kahle Körperstellen (meist am Kopf) zu bedecken
How do you pronounce "Toupet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Toupet" is [tuˈpeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Toupet" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trafik#94,988Tunken#94,999Unzeit#95,036stolen#94,931

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list