Kapitänin

[kapiˈtɛːnɪn]

/[kapiˈtɛːnɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kapitänin” is uncommon German (frequency #74,756 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,756
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inhaberin eines Kapitänspatentes und Schiffsführerin

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapitanin · Kapitänin · German

Kapitänin · rank #74,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kao

Nearest frequency peer: kao (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kapitänin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kapitänin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapitänin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kapiˈtɛːnɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapitänin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kao“ (#74,755), „karierten“ (#74,757), „kanarische“ (#74,754). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kapitänin“ bei #74,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kapitänin is uncommon German at frequency #74,756 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kapiˈtɛːnɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kapitänin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kapitänin, spelled K-A-P-I-T-Ä-N-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inhaberin eines Kapitänspatentes und Schiffsführerin
  2. 2
    verantwortliche Luftfahrzeugführerin eines Verkehrsflugzeugs
  3. 3
    Teamchefin einer Mannschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer ist die Kapitänin dieses Schiffes?
  2. „Trotz zahlreicher Widerstände […] gab Annaliese Sparbier ihren Traum, Kapitänin zu werden, nie auf.“

Antonyms

Spielerin

This word in other languages

capitaine(Français)

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

karierten#74,757Kaltmiete#74,751Iteration#74,737Klobrille#74,777

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list