Kapaun
[kaˈpaʊ̯n]
The verdict
“Kapaun” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kastrierter Hahn, der gemästet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kapaun · Kapaun · German
Kapaun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kapaun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpaʊ̯n] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapaun“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kapaun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈpaʊ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kapaun, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kapaun, spelled K-A-P-A-U-N.
Definition
- 1kastrierter Hahn, der gemästet wird
- 2Kastrat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kapaun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kapaune kommen häufig zu Weihnachten auf den Tisch.
„Sie bedienen sich selbst mit Suppe; inzwischen zerlege ich in ihrer Gegenwart einen gepökelten Kapaun mit verblüffendem Geschick.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.