kapriziös
[kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kapriziös |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kapʁiˈt͡si̯øːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kapriziös” sits in German frequency
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
- 1auf attraktive Weise launisch, unberechenbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kapriziös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man sagt vor allem von Frauen, die auf eine eigentlich nicht unangenehme Weise mit immer neuen, unerwarteten Einfällen überraschen, sie seien kapriziös.
Käthes Einfall, den Ring zu vergolden, war kapriziös.
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