# kaput

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈpʊt/ · frequency rank #81,458

## Definitions
1. Out of order; not working.

## Etymology
From German kaputt (“broken, out of order”), from French capot (“to be without a trick in the card game Piquet”). Cognate to Dutch kapot. Doublet of capot and capote.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kaput