Kaperfahrer
[ˈkaːpɐˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Kaperfahrer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der, oder Schiff, das auf Kaperfahrt geht
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaperfahrer · Kaperfahrer · German
Kaperfahrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Kaperfahrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaːpɐˌfaːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaperfahrer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kaperfahrer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːpɐˌfaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der, oder Schiff, das auf Kaperfahrt geht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kaperfahrer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kaperfahrer, spelled K-A-P-E-R-F-A-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der, oder Schiff, das auf Kaperfahrt geht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kaperfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das lag zum einen daran, dass viele Schiffsladungen von englischen Kaperfahrern erbeutet wurden.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.