Kapitel

/[kaˈpɪtl̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,976

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Kapitel is aGermannoun. It means: größere Einteilung in einer geschriebenen oder gezeichneten Geschichte, die es dem Leser einfacher macht, verschiedene Handlungsstränge oder Themen nachzuvollziehen Pronounced [kaˈpɪtl̩]. It ranks #2,976 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kapsel and Kapitol.

Key facts for Kapitel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapitel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpɪtl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,976
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kapitel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kapitel is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpɪtl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,976 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kapitel, with forms such as "akpitel", "kaiptel", and "kapietl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Kapsel", "Kapitol", "Kapiteln", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kapitel, spelled K-A-P-I-T-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    größere Einteilung in einer geschriebenen oder gezeichneten Geschichte, die es dem Leser einfacher macht, verschiedene Handlungsstränge oder Themen nachzuvollziehen
  2. 2
    ein nicht fiktiver Lebensabschnitt, der sich vom vorherigen stark unterscheidet
  3. 3
    Körperschaft der zu einer Domkirche oder Stiftskirche gehörenden Geistlichen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akpitel,kaiptel,kapietl,kapitell,kapitle,kapittel,kappitel,kaptiel,kkapitel,kpaitel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kapitel

Misspelling Variants of "Kapitel"

akpitel7kaiptel7kapietl7kapitell8kapitle7kapittel8kappitel8kaptiel7
Misspelling Variants of "Kapitel"

Frequency rank: #2,976 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kapitel"?
"Kapitel" is spelled K-A-P-I-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpɪtl̩].
What does "Kapitel" mean?
As a noun, "Kapitel" means: größere Einteilung in einer geschriebenen oder gezeichneten Geschichte, die es dem Leser einfacher macht, verschiedene Handlungsstränge oder Themen nachzuvollziehen
What words are commonly confused with "Kapitel"?
"Kapitel" is commonly confused with "Kapsel", "Kapitol", "Kapiteln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kapitel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapitel" is [kaˈpɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapitel" come from?
"Kapitel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.