Kasperl
German, noun/ˈkaspɐl/
Kasperl is spelled K-A-S-P-E-R-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kasperl is a German masculine noun meaning “A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Kaspar. The German Wiktionary defines it as “besonders lustige Hauptfigur eines Puppentheaters, das nach ihm benannt ist”.
What does Kasperl mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriamasculinediminutive of Kaspar
- 2
AustriamasculineA glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch.
- 3
Austriamasculinejester, buffoon, clown
- 4
Austriaderogatorymasculinebuffoon (an unintentionally ridiculous person)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. besonders lustige Hauptfigur eines Puppentheaters, das nach ihm benannt ist
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 Kasperl
- Kasperls genitive
- Kasperln plural
- Kasper alternative
- Kasperle alternative
- Kasperli alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kasperl?
- /ˈkaspɐl/
- /ˈkaʃpɐl/
- Austria [-b̥ɐl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kasperl in German?
Kasperl appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).