üppig
\ˈʏpɪç\
The verdict
“üppig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abondant, opulent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uppig · üppig · French
üppig · 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 "Ü" 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 | üppig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʏpɪç\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
üppig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʏpɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for üppig, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is üppig, spelled Ü-P-P-I-G.
Definition
- 1Abondant, opulent.
- 2Copieux, riche, caractérise un repas.
- 3Excessif.
- 4Plein, opulent, généreux, caractérise des formes du corps humain.
- 5Exubérant, prétentieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how üppig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Haus wird beherrscht von Weite, von Leere, von toten Gegenständen – wenn man einmal von Bukowski absieht. Aber hier, in meinem Wintergarten mit seinem wuchernden, üppigen Grün, regiert das Leben.
Er hatte einen weißlichen Teint, trotz der Tage an der Sonne, und über seine Stirn verliefen Sorgenfalten. Schwarze, etwas angegraute, kurze Haare, üppiger Schnurrbart. Er schaute traurig drein, sogar fast verloren. Ich gab ihm etwas mehr als fünfundvierzig Jahre.
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.