WAP

[veːʔaːˈpeː]

/[veːʔaːˈpeː]/ noun

The verdict

“WAP” is uncommon German (frequency #63,932 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,932
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verfahren, das es erlaubt, mit Mobiltelefonen Informationen im Internet aufzurufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wap · WAP · German

WAP · rank #63,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,932
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wandgemälde

Nearest frequency peer: Wandgemälde (-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 „WAP“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for WAP
PropertyValue
HeadwordWAP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[veːʔaːˈpeː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#63,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „WAP“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).WAPfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wandgemälde“ (#63,931), „Warenhäuser“ (#63,933), „Wandertag“ (#63,930). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „WAP“ bei #63,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

WAP is uncommon German at frequency #63,932 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [veːʔaːˈpeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verfahren, das es erlaubt, mit Mobiltelefonen Informationen im Internet aufzurufen".

WAP has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is WAP, spelled W-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verfahren, das es erlaubt, mit Mobiltelefonen Informationen im Internet aufzurufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Angesichts der horrenden Investitionen für die dritte Mobilfunkgeneration hoffen vor allem die Netzbetreiber, mit derlei Diensten ihre Kunden begeistern zu können. Sie geben auf der Basis der beiden Vorläufertechnologien WAP oder GPRS bereits einen Vorgeschmack auf die neue Service-Welt.“

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); 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 "WAP"?
"WAP" is spelled W-A-P. The IPA pronunciation is [veːʔaːˈpeː].
What does "WAP" mean?
As a noun, "WAP" means: Verfahren, das es erlaubt, mit Mobiltelefonen Informationen im Internet aufzurufen
How do you pronounce "WAP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "WAP" is [veːʔaːˈpeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "WAP" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list