gekappt

/[ɡəˈkapt]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,966

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

gekappt is aGermanverb. It means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kappen Pronounced [ɡəˈkapt]. Often confused with gekauft and gekippt.

Key facts for gekappt
PropertyValue
Headwordgekappt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈkapt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,966
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of gekappt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gekappt is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈkapt]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,966 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kappen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gekappt, with forms such as "egkappt", "geakppt", and "gekapptt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "gekauft", "gekippt", "getippt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is gekappt, spelled G-E-K-A-P-P-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kappen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egkappt,geakppt,gekapptt,gekapt,gekaptp,gekkappt,gekpapt,ggekappt,gkeappt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for gekappt

Misspelling Variants of "gekappt"

egkappt7geakppt7gekapptt8gekapt6gekaptp7gekkappt8gekpapt7ggekappt8
Misspelling Variants of "gekappt"

Frequency rank: #45,966 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gekappt"?
"gekappt" is spelled G-E-K-A-P-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈkapt].
What does "gekappt" mean?
As a verb, "gekappt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kappen
What words are commonly confused with "gekappt"?
"gekappt" is commonly confused with "gekauft", "gekippt", "getippt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gekappt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gekappt" is [ɡəˈkapt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gekappt" come from?
"gekappt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.