Zappelphilipp
German, noun/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp/
Zappelphilipp is spelled Z-A-P-P-E-L-P-H-I-L-I-P-P (13 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 244,602nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zappelphilipp is a German masculine noun meaning “a restless, fidgety, hyperactive male child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gestalt aus einem deutschen Kinderbuch, die niemals ruhig auf ihrem Stuhl sitzen kann”.
What does Zappelphilipp mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea restless, fidgety, hyperactive male child
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gestalt aus einem deutschen Kinderbuch, die niemals ruhig auf ihrem Stuhl sitzen kann 2. ein unruhiges, hyperaktives Kind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zappelphilipp
- Zappelphilippes genitive
- Zappelphilipps genitive
- Zappelphilippe plural
- Zappelliese feminine
- Zappelphilippen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zappelphilipp?
- /ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp/
- [ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zappelphilipp
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zappelphilipp in German?
Zappelphilipp appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).