Kapitäns
[kapiˈtɛːns]
The verdict
“Kapitäns” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,605
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kapitän
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kapitäns |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kapiˈtɛːns] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,605 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kapitäns” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kapitäns (IPA [kapiˈtɛːns]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,605 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kapitän".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kapitäns, with forms such as "akpitäns", "kaiptäns", and "kapitnäs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Kapitels", "Kapitän", "Kapital", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kapitäns, spelled K-A-P-I-T-Ä-N-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kapitän
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akpitäns
- kaiptäns
- kapitnäs
- kapittäns
- kapitänns
- kapitänss
- kapitäsn
- kapiätns
- kappitäns
- kaptiäns
- kkapitäns
- kpaitäns
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kapitäns - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Kapitäns”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-P-I-T-Ä-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kapiˈtɛːns] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kapitels” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kapitäns vs Kapitels
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.