Kaperschiff
[ˈkaːpɐˌʃɪf]
The verdict
“Kaperschiff” 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) - ein mit einem Kaperbrief ausgestattetes Schiff, das in Kriegszeiten feindliche Schiffe erbeutet
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaperschiff · Kaperschiff · German
Kaperschiff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Kaperschiff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaːpɐˌʃɪf] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaperschiff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kaperschiff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːpɐˌʃɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein mit einem Kaperbrief ausgestattetes Schiff, das in Kriegszeiten feindliche Schiffe erbeutet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kaperschiff, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kaperschiff, spelled K-A-P-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1ein mit einem Kaperbrief ausgestattetes Schiff, das in Kriegszeiten feindliche Schiffe erbeutet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kaperschiff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich erzählte ihr, daß er auf ein Kaperschiff gegangen war und daß man seitdem nichts mehr von ihm gehört hatte.“
„Nach dem Beschuss Kopenhagens durch die Engländer 1807 gehörte er zu denen, die vom König einen Kaperbrief erhielten; während der Napoleonischen Kriege führte er diverse Kaperschiffe.“
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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.