Käppi
[ˈkɛpi]
The verdict
“Käppi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zylinderförmige Uniformmütze mit Schirm
Corpus desk
Index DE-kappi · Käppi · German
Käppi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Käppi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛpi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Käppi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Käppi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛpi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Käppi has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Käppi, spelled K-Ä-P-P-I.
Definition
- 1zylinderförmige Uniformmütze mit Schirm
- 2längliche, bootsförmige Uniformmütze
- 3Baseballmütze oder andere kleine Kappe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Käppi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Käppi ist in der französischen und der Schweizer Armee verbreitet.
„Sie tragen blaue Uniformen und rote Käppis.“
Synonyms
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.