Caprihose

[ˈkaːpʁiˌhoːzə]

/[ˈkaːpʁiˌhoːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Caprihose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Saum geschlitzte Damenhose mit eng anliegenden, dreiviertellangen Hosenbeinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-caprihose · Caprihose · German

Caprihose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for Caprihose
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaprihose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːpʁiˌhoːzə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Caprihose“ im Deutschen

Caprihoseliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Caprihose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːpʁiˌhoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Saum geschlitzte Damenhose mit eng anliegenden, dreiviertellangen Hosenbeinen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Caprihose, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Caprihose, spelled C-A-P-R-I-H-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Saum geschlitzte Damenhose mit eng anliegenden, dreiviertellangen Hosenbeinen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Sommer darauf entwarf Pucci, aus demselben Beweggrund, eine bis zum Knöchel reichende Damenhose: die Caprihose.“
  2. „Sie trägt Sandalen mit hoher Korksohle und eine crèmefarbene Caprihose.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Caprihose"?
"Caprihose" is spelled C-A-P-R-I-H-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːpʁiˌhoːzə].
What does "Caprihose" mean?
As a noun, "Caprihose" means: am Saum geschlitzte Damenhose mit eng anliegenden, dreiviertellangen Hosenbeinen
How do you pronounce "Caprihose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caprihose" is [ˈkaːpʁiˌhoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Caprihose" come from?
"Caprihose" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list