Kapitale

[kapiˈtaːlə]

/[kapiˈtaːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kapitale” is uncommon German (frequency #91,794 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,794
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt eines Staates

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapitale · Kapitale · German

Kapitale · rank #91,794 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,794
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaltgestellt

Nearest frequency peer: kaltgestellt (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kapitale“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kapitale“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kapitale
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapitale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kapiˈtaːlə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapitale“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kapitalefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kaltgestellt“ (#91,792), „Kardamom“ (#91,796), „kardiovaskuläre“ (#91,797). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kapitale“ bei #91,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kapitale is uncommon German at frequency #91,794 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kapiˈtaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kapitale, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kapitale, spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt eines Staates
  2. 2
    altrömische Schriftart, die nur aus Großbuchstaben besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kapitale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Herr Pötschke hat sich in die Kapitale aufgemacht, um dort für seine Produkte zu werben.
  2. „Ein anderer großer Strom, der Dnjepr, verbindet Russland zudem mit dem Schwarzen Meer - an dessen Gestaden Konstantinopel liegt, die Kapitale des reichen byzantinischen Imperiums.“

Synonyms

HauptstadtKapitalis

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kapitale"?
"Kapitale" is spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kapiˈtaːlə].
What does "Kapitale" mean?
As a noun, "Kapitale" means: Hauptstadt eines Staates
How do you pronounce "Kapitale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapitale" is [kapiˈtaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapitale" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kapitale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kardamom#91,796jubelnde#91,788Kasachen#91,800Klamotte#91,816

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list