tupperware

[typɛʁwɛʁ]

/[typɛʁwɛʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“tupperware” is uncommon German (frequency #77,440 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,440
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hermetisch verschließbarer Plastikbehälter; Tupperdose

Corpus desk

Index DE-tupperware · tupperware · German

tupperware · rank #77,440 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,440
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Turmuhr

Nearest frequency peer: Turmuhr (+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 „tupperware“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tupperware
PropertyValue
Headwordtupperware
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[typɛʁwɛʁ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,440
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tupperware“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tupperwarefällt 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: „Turmuhr“ (#77,441), „Trostpreis“ (#77,437), „Türschloss“ (#77,443). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tupperware“ bei #77,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tupperware is uncommon German at frequency #77,440 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [typɛʁwɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hermetisch verschließbarer Plastikbehälter; Tupperdose".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tupperware, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is tupperware, spelled T-U-P-P-E-R-W-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    hermetisch verschließbarer Plastikbehälter; Tupperdose

Synonyms

contenant alimentaire en plastique

This word in other languages

Tupperware(English)

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 "tupperware"?
"tupperware" is spelled T-U-P-P-E-R-W-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [typɛʁwɛʁ].
What does "tupperware" mean?
As a noun, "tupperware" means: hermetisch verschließbarer Plastikbehälter; Tupperdose
How do you pronounce "tupperware"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tupperware" is [typɛʁwɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tupperware" come from?
"tupperware" 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 "tupperware", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trostpreis#77,437Türschloss#77,443ungeöffnet#77,454unsicheres#77,459

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list