kapitalisieren
[kapitaliˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“kapitalisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitiv:
Corpus desk
Index DE-kapitalisieren · kapitalisieren · German
kapitalisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | kapitalisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kapitaliˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kapitalisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kapitalisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kapitaliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kapitalisieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kapitalisieren, spelled K-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1transitiv:
- 2eine Ausgabe als Investition verbuchen
- 3etwas verwerten, in Geld umwandeln
- 4sein Geld anlegen
- 5mit großen Buchstaben schreiben
- 6berechnen des Gegenwartswertes wiederkehrender künftiger Zahlungen durch deren Diskontierung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kapitalisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese 10.000 € hier können wir auch kapitalisieren, schließlich ist es für ein Wirtschaftsgut, das lange halten soll.
Aus dem Handel kapitalisierten drei Millionen Euro.
Synonyms
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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.