tupfen
\ˈtʊp͡fn̩\
The verdict
“tupfen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moucheter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tupfen · tupfen · French
tupfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tupfen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈtʊp͡fn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tupfen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tupfen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈtʊp͡fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moucheter.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tupfen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tupfen, spelled T-U-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Moucheter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tupfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Windpocken ist es meistens besser zu duschen, als ausgiebig zu baden, weil die Haut dadurch weniger aufweicht. Nach dem Duschen und Waschen sollte die Haut möglichst nur vorsichtig trocken getupft werden.
Synonyms
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.