Kapriolen

[ˌkapʁiˈoːlən]

/[ˌkapʁiˈoːlən]/ noun

The verdict

“Kapriolen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,365 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,365
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kapriole

Corpus desk

Index DE-kapriolen · Kapriolen · German

Kapriolen · rank #79,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,365
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kapitalismusk…

Nearest frequency peer: Kapitalismuskritik (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kapriolen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kapriolen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kapriolen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKapriolen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkapʁiˈoːlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kapriolen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kapriolenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kapitalismuskritik“ (#79,364), „Kamtschatka“ (#79,363), „Katalogisierung“ (#79,367). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kapriolen“ bei #79,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kapriolen is uncommon German at frequency #79,365 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkapʁiˈoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kapriolen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kapriolen, spelled K-A-P-R-I-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kapriole
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kapriole
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kapriole
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kapriole

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kapriolen"?
"Kapriolen" is spelled K-A-P-R-I-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkapʁiˈoːlən].
What does "Kapriolen" mean?
As a noun, "Kapriolen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kapriole
How do you pronounce "Kapriolen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kapriolen" is [ˌkapʁiˈoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kapriolen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kapriolen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list