Fregattenkapitän
[fʁeˈɡatn̩kapiˌtɛːn]
The verdict
“Fregattenkapitän” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Offiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem Korvettenkapitän und dem Kapitän zur See
Corpus desk
Index DE-fregattenkapitan · Fregattenkapitän · German
Fregattenkapitän · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fregattenkapitän |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fʁeˈɡatn̩kapiˌtɛːn] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fregattenkapitän“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fregattenkapitän is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fʁeˈɡatn̩kapiˌtɛːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Fregattenkapitän in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fregattenkapitän, spelled F-R-E-G-A-T-T-E-N-K-A-P-I-T-Ä-N.
Definition
- 1Offiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem Korvettenkapitän und dem Kapitän zur See
- 2Offizier im Range eines Fregattenkapitäns
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fregattenkapitän appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Fregattenkapitän entspricht dem Oberstleutnant bei Heer und Luftwaffe.
Besonders viele Fregattenkapitäne gibt es in der Bundeswehr nicht.
Synonyms
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.