Katapult

[ˌkataˈpʊlt]

/[ˌkataˈpʊlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Katapult” is uncommon German (frequency #65,397 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,397
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Apparat zum Schleudern von Dingen; altes Artillerie-Kriegsgerät

Corpus desk

Index DE-katapult · Katapult · German

Katapult · rank #65,397 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,397
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Katalanisch

Nearest frequency peer: Katalanisch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Katapult“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Katapult“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Katapult
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatapult
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkataˈpʊlt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,397
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Katapult“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Katapultfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Katalanisch“ (#65,396), „Katastrophenhilfe“ (#65,398), „Katzensprung“ (#65,399). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katapult“ bei #65,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Katapult is uncommon German at frequency #65,397 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkataˈpʊlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Apparat zum Schleudern von Dingen; altes Artillerie-Kriegsgerät".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Katapult, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Katapult, spelled K-A-T-A-P-U-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Apparat zum Schleudern von Dingen; altes Artillerie-Kriegsgerät

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Katapult appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der Belagerung der Burg benutzten sie ein Katapult, um Pestleichen ins Innere der Burg zu schleudern.
  2. „Um meine Argumente zu entkräften, warf sie mir oft nur ein Sprichwort hin, so wie etwa die Römer ein Katapult abschossen.“

Synonyms

Schleuder

This word in other languages

catapult(English)catapulta(Español)catapulte(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Katapult"?
"Katapult" is spelled K-A-T-A-P-U-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkataˈpʊlt].
What does "Katapult" mean?
As a noun, "Katapult" means: ein Apparat zum Schleudern von Dingen; altes Artillerie-Kriegsgerät
How do you pronounce "Katapult"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katapult" is [ˌkataˈpʊlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katapult" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Katapult", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kenianer#65,402Klientin#65,411knirscht#65,414Importen#65,366

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list