how to pronounce kapitän

/kapiˈtɛːn/

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kapitän is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of kapitän in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… frauen beschützer und kapitän zur see …”

meanings of kapitän

noun:

Captain (on a vessel).

kapitän frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word kapitän occurs in german on average 6.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.