Capybara
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The verdict
“Capybara” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Säugetierart Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Corpus desk
Index DE-capybara · Capybara · German
Capybara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Capybara |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Capybara“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Capybara is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Säugetierart Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Capybara in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Capybara, spelled C-A-P-Y-B-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1die Säugetierart Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Capybara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Capybara ist das größte lebende Nagetier.
Auf der roten Liste der bedrohten Arten findet sich auch das Capybara.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.