Kapitäne

[kapiˈtɛːnə]

/[kapiˈtɛːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kapitäne” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,271
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kapitän

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapitane · Kapitäne · German

Kapitäne · rank #41,271 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,271
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kapituliert

Nearest frequency peer: kapituliert (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kapitäne“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kapitäne“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kapitäne vs Kapitäns
88% similar
Kapitäne vs Kapitän
88% similar
Kapitäne vs Kapital
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kapitäne
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapitäne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kapiˈtɛːnə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,271
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kapitäne“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kapitäneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kapituliert“ (#41,270), „Karamell“ (#41,272), „Kantate“ (#41,269). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kapitäne“ bei #41,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kapitäne (IPA [kapiˈtɛːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,271 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kapitäne, with forms such as "akpitäne", "kaiptäne", and "kapitnäe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Kapitäns", "Kapitän", "Kapital", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kapitäne, spelled K-A-P-I-T-Ä-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kapitän
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kapitän
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kapitän

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akpitäne
  • kaiptäne
  • kapitnäe
  • kapittäne
  • kapitäen
  • kapitänne
  • kapiätne
  • kappitäne
  • kaptiäne
  • kkapitäne
  • kpaitäne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kapitäne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

akpitäne2kaiptäne2kapitnäe2kapittäne1kapitäen2kapitänne1kapiätne2kappitäne1
Edit distance from "Kapitäne"

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 "Kapitäne"?
"Kapitäne" is spelled K-A-P-I-T-Ä-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kapiˈtɛːnə].
What does "Kapitäne" mean?
As a noun, "Kapitäne" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kapitän
What words are commonly confused with "Kapitäne"?
"Kapitäne" is commonly confused with "Kapitäns", "Kapitän", "Kapital". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kapitäne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapitäne" is [kapiˈtɛːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapitäne" come from?
"Kapitäne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Karamell#41,272Karthago#41,273Kalkutta#41,268knechten#41,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Hörnern11 variantskrabbeln11 variantskürzerer11 variantsheilende11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list