Kapitalverbrechen
German, noun/kapiˈtaːlfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩/
Kapitalverbrechen is a German neuter noun meaning “capital crime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwerwiegendes Verbrechen (wie Mord oder Ähnliches), das früher mit dem Tod bestraft wurde”.
What does Kapitalverbrechen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercapital crime
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schwerwiegendes Verbrechen (wie Mord oder Ähnliches), das früher mit dem Tod bestraft wurde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kapitalverbrechen
- Kapitalverbrechens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kapitalverbrechen?
- /kapiˈtaːlfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩/
- [kapiˈtaːlfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kapitalverbrechen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kapitalverbrechen in German?
Kapitalverbrechen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).