wippen

[ˈvɪpn̩]

/[ˈvɪpn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wippen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,458 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,458
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wiederholt hin- und herschwingen oder hoch und runter schwingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wippen · wippen · German

wippen · rank #58,458 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,458
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohnende

Nearest frequency peer: wohnende (+2 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 „wippen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wippen
PropertyValue
Headwordwippen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪpn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,458
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wippen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wippenfällt 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: „wohnende“ (#58,460), „Wiederverwendung“ (#58,455), „Wiedereintritt“ (#58,454). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wippen“ bei #58,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wippen is uncommon German at frequency #58,458 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wiederholt hin- und herschwingen oder hoch und runter schwingen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for wippen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wippen, spelled W-I-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wiederholt hin- und herschwingen oder hoch und runter schwingen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kandidat wippte während der ganzen Prüfung nervös mit seinem Fuß.
  2. In meinem Zimmer hängt ein kleiner Holzdrache an einer Stahlfeder. Er wippt 10 Minuten, wenn ich ihn anstoße.

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 "wippen"?
"wippen" is spelled W-I-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪpn̩].
What does "wippen" mean?
As a verb, "wippen" means: wiederholt hin- und herschwingen oder hoch und runter schwingen
How do you pronounce "wippen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wippen" is [ˈvɪpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wippen" come from?
"wippen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

worker#58,464Wessex#58,449zackig#58,472Welles#58,443

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list