kapern
[ˈkaːpɐn]
The verdict
“kapern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,220
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich eines Schiffs bemächtigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kapern · kapern · German
kapern · rank #38,220 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,220
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kanzlers
Nearest frequency peer: Kanzlers (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kapern“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Kanister
Kanister
61,784 corpus weight
- Kants
Kants
61,783 corpus weight
- Kanzlers
Kanzlers
61,782 corpus weight
- kapern
kapern
61,781 corpus weight
- kapp
kapp
61,780 corpus weight
- Kaschmir
Kaschmir
61,779 corpus weight
What this shows „kapern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | kapern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkaːpɐn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #38,220 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kapern“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around kapern (IPA [ˈkaːpɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,220 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kapern, with forms such as "akpern", "kaeprn", and "kapenr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kern", "Kater", "Karen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 kapern, spelled K-A-P-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1sich eines Schiffs bemächtigen
- 2etwas übernehmen, sich in Besitz eines (fremden) Guts setzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kapern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Somalische Piraten haben vor der ostafrikanischen Küste ein Containerschiff gekapert.“
„Ich begleitete ihn auf drei oder vier Fahrten und wuchs zu einem großen, kräftigen Burschen heran; da kaperte uns auf der Heimfahrt von der Neufundlandbank ein algerischer Seeräuber oder ein Kriegsschiff.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akpern
- kaeprn
- kapenr
- kapernn
- kaperrn
- kappern
- kapren
- kkapern
- kpaern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kapern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kapern", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).