Käpt’n
[ˈkɛptn̩]
The verdict
“Käpt’n” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kapitän (oberster Kommandant eines Schiffes)
Corpus desk
Index DE-kapt-n · Käpt’n · German
Käpt’n · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Käpt’n |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛptn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Käpt’n“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Käpt’n is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛptn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kapitän (oberster Kommandant eines Schiffes)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Käpt’n, 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Käpt’n, spelled K-Ä-P-T-’-N.
Definition
- 1Kapitän (oberster Kommandant eines Schiffes)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Käpt’n appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Sobald wir die Segel setzen, werden die Wachen im Hafen Alarm schlagen. Wenn unsere Flucht gelingen soll, muss alles sehr schnell gehen‘, sagte der Käpt’n.“
Synonyms
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.