Alpaka

[alˈpaka]

/[alˈpaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alpaka” is uncommon German (frequency #65,966 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,966
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höckerloses Kamel aus der Familie der Lamas, das in Südamerika beheimatet ist und als Haustier gehalten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-alpaka · Alpaka · German

Alpaka · rank #65,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,966
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altmarkt

Nearest frequency peer: Altmarkt (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Alpaka“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Alpaka“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Alpaka
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlpaka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈpaka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Alpaka“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Alpakafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Altmarkt“ (#65,968), „allerhöchstens“ (#65,963), „Allerheiligsten“ (#65,962). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alpaka“ bei #65,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alpaka is uncommon German at frequency #65,966 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈpaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Alpaka doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Alpaka, spelled A-L-P-A-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    höckerloses Kamel aus der Familie der Lamas, das in Südamerika beheimatet ist und als Haustier gehalten wird
  2. 2
    Wolle des Alpakas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Alpaka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf dem Weg nach San Pedro fuhren wir an mehreren Alpakas vorbei.
  2. „Alle Tücher wurden extra zu diesem Anlass aus feinster Baumwolle oder der Wolle von Alpakas oder Vikunjas hergestellt.“

Synonyms

Lama pacosAlpakawolle

This word in other languages

alpaca(English)alpaca(Español)alpaga(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alpaka"?
"Alpaka" is spelled A-L-P-A-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈpaka].
What does "Alpaka" mean?
As a noun, "Alpaka" means: höckerloses Kamel aus der Familie der Lamas, das in Südamerika beheimatet ist und als Haustier gehalten wird
How do you pronounce "Alpaka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alpaka" is [alˈpaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alpaka" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Alpaka", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

akutem#65,958bahnte#66,017banque#66,021beengt#66,026

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list