kaput

Questions about kaput

What does kaput mean?

kaput means "destroyed or killed".

How many syllables are in kaput?

kaput has 2 syllables: ka-put. The stress falls on "ka".

What is another word for kaput?

Close synonyms include done for, gone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kaput a common word?

kaput is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.