Wipfel
[ˈvɪp͡fl̩]
The verdict
“Wipfel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baumspitze, oberster Teil des Baumes
Corpus desk
Index DE-wipfel · Wipfel · German
Wipfel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Wipfel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪp͡fl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wipfel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wipfel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪp͡fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Baumspitze, oberster Teil des Baumes".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wipfel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wipfel, spelled W-I-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Baumspitze, oberster Teil des Baumes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wipfel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Über den Wipfeln kreist ein Geier.
Über allen Gipfeln / Ist Ruh, / In allen Wipfeln / Spürest du / Kaum einen Hauch; / Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde. / Warte nur, balde / Ruhest du auch.
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.