kaputt traten

/[kaˈpʊt ˌtʁaːtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“kaputt traten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kaputt treten

Key facts for kaputt traten
PropertyValue
Headwordkaputt traten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kaˈpʊt ˌtʁaːtn̩]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kaputt traten” sits in German frequency

kaputt traten 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kaputt traten is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈpʊt ˌtʁaːtn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for kaputt traten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kaputt traten, spelled K-A-P-U-T-T- -T-R-A-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kaputt treten
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kaputt treten

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kaputt traten"?
"kaputt traten" is spelled K-A-P-U-T-T- -T-R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈpʊt ˌtʁaːtn̩].
What does "kaputt traten" mean?
As a verb, "kaputt traten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kaputt treten
How do you pronounce "kaputt traten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kaputt traten" is [kaˈpʊt ˌtʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kaputt traten" come from?
"kaputt traten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kaputt traten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-P-U-T-T- -T-R-A-T-E-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈpʊt ˌtʁaːtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.