kaputt
\ka.ˈpʊt\
The verdict
“kaputt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cassé, fichu, capout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kaputt · kaputt · French
kaputt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kaputt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ˈpʊt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kaputt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kaputt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ˈpʊt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for kaputt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 French form is kaputt, spelled K-A-P-U-T-T.
Definition
- 1Cassé, fichu, capout.
- 2Crevé(e), en parlant d'une personne physiquement ou mentalement épuisée.
- 3Brisé(e), délabré(e), ruiné(e), économiquement ou humainement.
- 4En désarroi, dans le contexte d’une relation ou d’un mariage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kaputt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Waschmaschine, die ich eben als „neuwertig“ gekauft habe, ist leider kaputt.
Ich sah zwei Männer, die ihre Schlägerei kurz unterbrachen, einer von ihnen schlug seine Bierflasche gegen die Hausfassade auf der anderen Seite und stach mit der kaputten Bierflasche auf den anderen Mann ein.
Synonyms
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.