Zappelphilipp
[ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp]
The verdict
“Zappelphilipp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gestalt aus einem deutschen Kinderbuch, die niemals ruhig auf ihrem Stuhl sitzen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-zappelphilipp · Zappelphilipp · German
Zappelphilipp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zappelphilipp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zappelphilipp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zappelphilipp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Zappelphilipp in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zappelphilipp, spelled Z-A-P-P-E-L-P-H-I-L-I-P-P.
Definition
- 1eine Gestalt aus einem deutschen Kinderbuch, die niemals ruhig auf ihrem Stuhl sitzen kann
- 2ein unruhiges, hyperaktives Kind
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zappelphilipp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist ja ein richtiger Zappelphilipp.
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.