Kapelle
[kaˈpɛlə]
The verdict
“Kapelle” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,210 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,210
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einfach gestaltetes Andachtsgebäude, kleines Gotteshaus, das meist nicht für regelmäßige Gottesdienste einer Gemeinde bestimmt ist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kapelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈpɛlə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kapelle” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kapelle is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpɛlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,210 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kapelle, with forms such as "akpelle", "kaeplle", and "kapele". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kelle", "Kapellen", "Kamele", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kapelle, spelled K-A-P-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1einfach gestaltetes Andachtsgebäude, kleines Gotteshaus, das meist nicht für regelmäßige Gottesdienste einer Gemeinde bestimmt ist
- 2abgeteilter Raum in einem größeren Gotteshaus oder sonstigen Gebäude, der für Gottesdienste, Taufen und dergleichen von einer Gemeinde, genutzt wird
- 3kleines Musiker-Ensemble, das insbesondere Tanz- und Unterhaltungsmusik spielt
- 4Sängerchor, der in Kirchen für Darbietungen reiner Gesangsmusik sorgte
- 5logenähnliche Räumlichkeiten in Kirchen, die bestimmten Familien oder Behörden zur Nutzung überlassen wurden
- 6Abtritt, Toilette
- 7Schmelztiegel
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: akpelle,kaeplle,kapele,kapelel,kaplele,kappelle,kkapelle,kpaelle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kapelle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kapelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-P-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kelle” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kapelle vs Kelle
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.