Kapsel
German, noun
Kapsel is spelled K-A-P-S-E-L (6 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kapsel is a German feminine noun meaning “capsule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, kapsel is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines, meist rundes oder ovales Behältnis”.
What does Kapsel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecapsule
- 2
femininepod, shell
- 3
femininesagger
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines, meist rundes oder ovales Behältnis 2. Schutzhülle um Pflanzensamen 3. Darreichungsform für Medikamente 4. Raumflugkörper zur Personen- und Frachtbeförderung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kapsel
- Kapseln plural
- Käpselchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Kapsel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kapsel in German?
Kapsel appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).