Kanapee
[ˈkanapeː]
The verdict
“Kanapee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gepolstertes Sitz- oder Liegemöbelstück für mindestens 2 Personen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kanapee · Kanapee · German
Kanapee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kanapee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkanapeː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kanapee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kanapee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkanapeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kanapee doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kanapee, spelled K-A-N-A-P-E-E.
Definition
- 1gepolstertes Sitz- oder Liegemöbelstück für mindestens 2 Personen
- 2mundgerecht serviertes Häppchen aus belegtem Brot oder Crackern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kanapee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es gab auch einen runden Tisch, ein samtüberzogenes Kanapee, dazu Stühle ähnlicher Bauweise, eine sehr lange Kredenz, auf der ein großes Radio stand, und an der Stirnseite des Raumes noch ein riesiges Sofa, zwei kleine Tischchen, einen Ohrensessel und einen Hocker.“
„So saß man sich gegenüber auf dem Kanapee und sah sich voll trunkener Sympathie tief in die Augen.“
Synonyms
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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.