Alpakas

[alˈpakas]

/[alˈpakas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alpakas” is uncommon German (frequency #63,097 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,097
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alpaka

Key facts for Alpakas
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlpakas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alˈpakas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alpakas” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Alpakas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alpakas is uncommon German at frequency #63,097 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈpakas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Alpakas, 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Alpakas, spelled A-L-P-A-K-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alpaka
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Alpaka
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Alpaka
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Alpaka
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Alpaka

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 "Alpakas"?
"Alpakas" is spelled A-L-P-A-K-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [alˈpakas].
What does "Alpakas" mean?
As a noun, "Alpakas" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alpaka
How do you pronounce "Alpakas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alpakas" is [alˈpakas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alpakas" come from?
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Using “Alpakas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-P-A-K-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [alˈpakas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list