Kapelle

/[kaˈpɛlə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,210

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Kapelle is aGermannoun. It means: einfach gestaltetes Andachtsgebäude, kleines Gotteshaus, das meist nicht für regelmäßige Gottesdienste einer Gemeinde bestimmt ist Pronounced [kaˈpɛlə]. It ranks #6,210 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kelle and Kapellen.

Key facts for Kapelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpɛlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,210
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kapelle is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kapelle, with forms such as "akpelle", "kaeplle", and "kapele". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kelle", "Kapellen", "Kamele", 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 Kapelle, spelled K-A-P-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfach gestaltetes Andachtsgebäude, kleines Gotteshaus, das meist nicht für regelmäßige Gottesdienste einer Gemeinde bestimmt ist
  2. 2
    abgeteilter Raum in einem größeren Gotteshaus oder sonstigen Gebäude, der für Gottesdienste, Taufen und dergleichen von einer Gemeinde, genutzt wird
  3. 3
    kleines Musiker-Ensemble, das insbesondere Tanz- und Unterhaltungsmusik spielt
  4. 4
    Sängerchor, der in Kirchen für Darbietungen reiner Gesangsmusik sorgte
  5. 5
    logenähnliche Räumlichkeiten in Kirchen, die bestimmten Familien oder Behörden zur Nutzung überlassen wurden
  6. 6
    Abtritt, Toilette
  7. 7
    Schmelztiegel

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akpelle,kaeplle,kapele,kapelel,kaplele,kappelle,kkapelle,kpaelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kapelle

Misspelling Variants of "Kapelle"

akpelle7kaeplle7kapele6kapelel7kaplele7kappelle8kkapelle8kpaelle7
Misspelling Variants of "Kapelle"

Frequency rank: #6,210 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kapelle"?
"Kapelle" is spelled K-A-P-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpɛlə].
What does "Kapelle" mean?
As a noun, "Kapelle" means: einfach gestaltetes Andachtsgebäude, kleines Gotteshaus, das meist nicht für regelmäßige Gottesdienste einer Gemeinde bestimmt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Kapelle"?
"Kapelle" is commonly confused with "Kelle", "Kapellen", "Kamele". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kapelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapelle" is [kaˈpɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapelle" come from?
"Kapelle" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.