Kapo
[ˈkapo]
The verdict
“Kapo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorarbeiter
Corpus desk
Index DE-kapo · Kapo · German
Kapo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kapo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkapo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kapo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkapo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kapo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kapo, spelled K-A-P-O.
Definition
- 1der Vorarbeiter
- 2ein Unteroffizier
- 3Funktionshäftling in einem Konzentrationslager, der als Mitarbeiter der Lagerleitung und gegen Vergünstigungen andere Häftlinge im Auftrag der SS beaufsichtigte und anleitete
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kapo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kapo hat seine Anweisungen korrekt gegeben.
„Wir mußten uns in Reihen aufstellen, und die Kapos kontrollierten unsere Nummern.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.