Hofkapelle
German, noun[ˈhoːfkaˌpɛlə]
Hofkapelle is spelled H-O-F-K-A-P-E-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hofkapelle is a German feminine noun meaning “court chapel (a chapel in a royal palace)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kirchliche Kapelle und Amtsstube an einem Hof”.
What does Hofkapelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecourt chapel (a chapel in a royal palace)
- 2
femininecourt chapel (a musical ensemble)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kirchliche Kapelle und Amtsstube an einem Hof 2. Musikgruppe mit Musikinstrumenten an einem königlichen Hof 3. neuzeitliche Musikgruppe im Sinne von [2]
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 Hofkapelle
- Hofkapellen plural
- Hofkapällchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hofkapelle?
- [ˈhoːfkaˌpɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hofkapelle in German?
Hofkapelle appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).