Kapotte

[kaˈpɔtə]

/[kaˈpɔtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kapotte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Damenhut mit Kinnband aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapotte · Kapotte · German

Kapotte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Kapotte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapotte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈpɔtə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapotte“ im Deutschen

Kapotteschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kapotte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈpɔtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Damenhut mit Kinnband aus dem 19. Jahrhundert".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kapotte, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kapotte, spelled K-A-P-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Damenhut mit Kinnband aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Von ihrem Kopf löste sie die Kapotte, die sie draußen getragen hatte, und stieß sie ebenfalls ziellos in die Luft.“ (Kurt Lasswitz: Auf zwei Planeten)
  2. „Gleiches gilt von der wunderbaren Mannigfaltigkeit der Hüte, Hauben und Kapotten, die hier zur Schau gestellt werden.“

Synonyms

SchuteKiepenhutBiedermeierhut

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kapotte"?
"Kapotte" is spelled K-A-P-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpɔtə].
What does "Kapotte" mean?
As a noun, "Kapotte" means: kleiner Damenhut mit Kinnband aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
How do you pronounce "Kapotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapotte" is [kaˈpɔtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapotte" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list