kapiertvskopiertConfusable pair

Which to use

“kapiert” and “kopiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,267
“kapiert” frequency rank
#10,887
“kopiert” frequency rank
22154
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kapiert kopiert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kapieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kopieren

Where the eye mixes kapiert and kopiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
kapiert
7 ch
kopiert

Visual trap between kapiert and kopiert

A purely visual mix-up. kapiert ([kaˈpiːɐ̯t]) and kopiert ([koˈpiːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “kapiert” becomes o in “kopiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kapiert is recorded at frequency rank #11,267, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈpiːɐ̯t]. kopiert is at rank #10,887, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈpiːɐ̯t].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 22154, this pair ranks #1,877,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kapiert vs kopiert

Shared letters: eikprt. Private to "kapiert": a. Private to "kopiert": o.

"kapiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "kopiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kapiertakpiert · kaipert · kapeirt · kapierrt · kapiertt · kapietr · kapiret · kappiert
  • kopiertkkopiert · koipert · kopeirt · kopierrt · kopiertt · kopietr · kopiret · koppiert

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "kapiert" for "kopiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈpiːɐ̯t] versus [koˈpiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "kapiert" vs "kopiert" - which ranks higher?
"kopiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,887 in our German list, against #11,267 for "kapiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "kapiert" and "kopiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kapiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kopiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,877,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kapiert" and "kopiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kopierer vs kopiert". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,877,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list