kaputtmachen
[kaˈpʊtˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“kaputtmachen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,518
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zerstören
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaputtmachen · kaputtmachen · German
kaputtmachen · rank #47,518 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,518
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kannibalen
Nearest frequency peer: Kannibalen (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kaputtmachen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Kafkas
Kafkas
52,486 corpus weight
- Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
52,485 corpus weight
- Kannibalen
Kannibalen
52,484 corpus weight
- kaputtmachen
kaputtmachen
52,483 corpus weight
- Kastell
Kastell
52,481 corpus weight
- katapultiert
katapultiert
52,480 corpus weight
What this shows „kaputtmachen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kaputtmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kaˈpʊtˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #47,518 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kaputtmachen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around kaputtmachen (IPA [kaˈpʊtˌmaxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,518 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for kaputtmachen, with forms such as "akputtmachen", "kapputtmachen", and "kaptutmachen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kaputtmachen, spelled K-A-P-U-T-T-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas zerstören
- 2sich ganz oder teilweise ruinieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kaputtmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du hast gerade die Schraube kaputtgemacht.
Sollte Guardiola gehen, kann eine falsche Trainerentscheidung viel kaputtmachen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akputtmachen
- kapputtmachen
- kaptutmachen
- kaputmachen
- kaputmtachen
- kaputtamchen
- kaputtmacchen
- kaputtmacehn
- kaputtmachenn
- kaputtmachhen
- kaputtmachne
- kaputtmahcen
- kaputtmcahen
- kaputtmmachen
- kaupttmachen
- kkaputtmachen
- kpauttmachen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kaputtmachen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kaputtmachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).