kapierst
[kaˈpiːɐ̯st]
The verdict
“kapierst” is uncommon German (frequency #71,504 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,504
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kapieren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kapierst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kaˈpiːɐ̯st] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kapierst” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kapierst is uncommon German at frequency #71,504 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈpiːɐ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kapieren".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kapierst, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kapierst, spelled K-A-P-I-E-R-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kapieren
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 “kapierst”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-P-I-E-R-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaˈpiːɐ̯st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.