Uppercut
[ˈapɐˌkat]
The verdict
“Uppercut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlag, der das Kinn treffen soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-uppercut · Uppercut · German
Uppercut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Uppercut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapɐˌkat] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Uppercut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Uppercut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapɐˌkat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlag, der das Kinn treffen soll".
Uppercut has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Uppercut, spelled U-P-P-E-R-C-U-T.
Definition
- 1Schlag, der das Kinn treffen soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Uppercut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich sah ihn ruhig an und rechnete mir aus, daß ich ihn am besten von unten mit einem Uppercut umlegen würde, wenn es sein müßte.“
„Ein junger Mann verließ ohne Eile seinen Platz, betrat die Bühne, schlug mit links einen Uppercut.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.