Chapeau
German, noun[ʃaˈpoː]
Chapeau is spelled C-H-A-P-E-A-U (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 37,432nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chapeau is a German masculine noun meaning “hat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sonst noch an die Kopfform angepasste Kopfbedeckung”.
What does Chapeau mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculinehat
- 2
datedmasculinehat-wearing man
interjection
- 1
used to express appreciation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sonst noch an die Kopfform angepasste Kopfbedeckung 2. (ein Hut tragender) Herr, besonders beim Tanz
interjection: 1. Ausruf im Sinne von „das verdient Anerkennung“
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Chapeau
- Chapeaus genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Chapeau?
- [ʃaˈpoː]
- [ˈʃapo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Chapeau in German?
Chapeau appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).