Tupfer

[ˈtʊp͡fɐ]

/[ˈtʊp͡fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tupfer” is uncommon German (frequency #89,689 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,689
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Bällchen aus saugfähigem Material zur Aufnahme von (Körper-)Flüssigkeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-tupfer · Tupfer · German

Tupfer · rank #89,689 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,689
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tunesiens

Nearest frequency peer: Tunesiens (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tupfer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tupfer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Tupfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTupfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʊp͡fɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tupfer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tupfer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tupfer is uncommon German at frequency #89,689 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʊp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tupfer, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tupfer, spelled T-U-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bällchen aus saugfähigem Material zur Aufnahme von (Körper-)Flüssigkeiten
  2. 2
    kleine Anbringung von Farbe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bei nichtdestruktiven Verfahren müssen die Tupfer vor der Probenahme angefeuchtet werden. […] Der Tupfer sollte mindestens fünf Sekunden lang in der Lösung befeuchtet werden.“
  2. „Die Operationsschwester hat zwar die Tupfer und Bauchtücher nach der Operation gezählt, nicht jedoch die Instrumente.“

Synonyms

FarbtupferTupfen

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tupfer"?
"Tupfer" is spelled T-U-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʊp͡fɐ].
What does "Tupfer" mean?
As a noun, "Tupfer" means: Bällchen aus saugfähigem Material zur Aufnahme von (Körper-)Flüssigkeiten
How do you pronounce "Tupfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tupfer" is [ˈtʊp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tupfer" come from?
"Tupfer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Timbre#89,670uneben#89,711Theken#89,662Unhold#89,721

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list