kapriziös

[kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs]

/[kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf attraktive Weise launisch, unberechenbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaprizios · kapriziös · German

kapriziös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 kapriziös
PropertyValue
Headwordkapriziös
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kapriziös” sits in German frequency

kapriziös falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kapriziös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf attraktive Weise launisch, unberechenbar".

Zero misspellings are on record for kapriziös in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kapriziös, spelled K-A-P-R-I-Z-I-Ö-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf attraktive Weise launisch, unberechenbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man sagt vor allem von Frauen, die auf eine eigentlich nicht unangenehme Weise mit immer neuen, unerwarteten Einfällen überraschen, sie seien kapriziös.
  2. Käthes Einfall, den Ring zu vergolden, war kapriziös.

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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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kapriziös"?
"kapriziös" is spelled K-A-P-R-I-Z-I-Ö-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs].
What does "kapriziös" mean?
As an adjective, "kapriziös" means: auf attraktive Weise launisch, unberechenbar
How do you pronounce "kapriziös"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kapriziös" is [kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list