Kapitalgeber

[kapiˈtaːlˌɡeːbɐ]

/[kapiˈtaːlˌɡeːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kapitalgeber” is uncommon German (frequency #85,426 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,426
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die für ein Unternehmen Kapital zur Verfügung stellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapitalgeber · Kapitalgeber · German

Kapitalgeber · rank #85,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,426
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kampfflugzeug…

Nearest frequency peer: Kampfflugzeugen (-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 „Kapitalgeber“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kapitalgeber
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapitalgeber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kapiˈtaːlˌɡeːbɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapitalgeber“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kapitalgeberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kampfflugzeugen“ (#85,424), „Karenz“ (#85,428), „Kampanien“ (#85,423). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kapitalgeber“ bei #85,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kapitalgeber is uncommon German at frequency #85,426 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kapiˈtaːlˌɡeːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die für ein Unternehmen Kapital zur Verfügung stellt".

Kapitalgeber has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kapitalgeber, spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-G-E-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die für ein Unternehmen Kapital zur Verfügung stellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Diese Kapitalgeber und Geschäftsleute blieben entweder monatelang in einem komprimierten Sumpf aus Ineffizienz und Bürokratie stecken und büßten wertvolle Zeit und Geld ein oder sie kamen zu Ivanov und ließen die Hürden verschwinden.“
  2. „Aus den Vereinigten Staaten kamen Hedgefonds-Manager, Investmentbanker, Kapitalgeber und die eine oder andere Berühmtheit.“

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 "Kapitalgeber"?
"Kapitalgeber" is spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-G-E-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kapiˈtaːlˌɡeːbɐ].
What does "Kapitalgeber" mean?
As a noun, "Kapitalgeber" means: Person, die für ein Unternehmen Kapital zur Verfügung stellt
How do you pronounce "Kapitalgeber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapitalgeber" is [kapiˈtaːlˌɡeːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapitalgeber" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list