Okapi
[oˈkaːpi]
The verdict
“Okapi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzhalsige, dunkelbraune Giraffe mit weißen Querstreifen an den Oberschenkeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-okapi · Okapi · German
Okapi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Okapi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈkaːpi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Okapi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Okapi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈkaːpi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurzhalsige, dunkelbraune Giraffe mit weißen Querstreifen an den Oberschenkeln".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Okapi, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Okapi, spelled O-K-A-P-I.
Definition
- 1kurzhalsige, dunkelbraune Giraffe mit weißen Querstreifen an den Oberschenkeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Okapi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Okapi kommt in der Natur einzig in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo vor.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.