wuppe

[ˈvʊpə]

/[ˈvʊpə]/ verb

The verdict

“wuppe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wuppen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wuppe · wuppe · German

wuppe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for wuppe
PropertyValue
Headwordwuppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvʊpə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wuppe“ im Deutschen

wuppeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wuppe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wuppe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 wuppe, spelled W-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wuppen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wuppen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wuppen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wuppen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wuppe"?
"wuppe" is spelled W-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊpə].
What does "wuppe" mean?
As a verb, "wuppe" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wuppen
How do you pronounce "wuppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wuppe" is [ˈvʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wuppe" come from?
"wuppe" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list