Zipfel
[ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩]
The verdict
“Zipfel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,037
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist länglicher, schmaler, oft spitz zulaufender Fortsatz, schmal zulaufendes Endstück (meist bei Textilien)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zipfel · Zipfel · German
Zipfel · rank #28,037 · 9 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #28,037
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH zerstreut
Nearest frequency peer: zerstreut (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Zipfel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- zerren
zerren
71,967 corpus weight
- Zerschlagung
Zerschlagung
71,966 corpus weight
- zerstreut
zerstreut
71,965 corpus weight
- Zipfel
Zipfel
71,964 corpus weight
- zugespitzt
zugespitzt
71,963 corpus weight
- zumuten
zumuten
71,962 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zipfel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zipfel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #28,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Zipfel” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Zipfel (IPA [ˈt͡sɪp͡fl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,037 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zipfel, with forms such as "izpfel", "zifpel", and "zipefl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Zöpfe", "Zirkel", "zupfen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Zipfel, spelled Z-I-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1meist länglicher, schmaler, oft spitz zulaufender Fortsatz, schmal zulaufendes Endstück (meist bei Textilien)
- 2Gebiet einer geopolitischen Einheit, das in eines oder mehrere andere hineinragt
- 3männliches Geschlechtsorgan verschiedener Tiere, so auch des Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zipfel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er erwischte ihn an einem Zipfel seiner Jacke und zog ihn zu sich.
„Die Mutter wischte sich mit einem Zipfel des Kittels übers Gesicht, die Großmutter machte sich wieder am Herd zu schaffen, ließ die Herdringe klirren, läutete den Alltag ein, aus dem uns das Herauferzählen der Vergangenheit so weit entrückt und einander so nah gebracht hatte wie seit Jahren nicht.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- izpfel
- zifpel
- zipefl
- zipfell
- zipffel
- zipfle
- zippfel
- zpifel
- zzipfel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zipfel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zipfel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Zipfel". Here's where to go from here.
- "Zipfel" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Zöpfe". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #28,037 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.