Calypso

[kaˈlɪpso]

/[kaˈlɪpso]/ noun

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The verdict

“Calypso” is uncommon German (frequency #69,087 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,087
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - afro-karibischer Tanz- und Musikstil

Corpus desk

Index DE-calypso · Calypso · German

Calypso · rank #69,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,087
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH bürokratischer

Nearest frequency peer: bürokratischer (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Calypso“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Calypso“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Calypso
PropertyValue
HeadwordCalypso
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈlɪpso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Calypso“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Calypsofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bürokratischer“ (#69,086), „Busverbindung“ (#69,084), „Bundesministerien“ (#69,082). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Calypso“ bei #69,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Calypso is uncommon German at frequency #69,087 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈlɪpso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Calypso, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Calypso, spelled C-A-L-Y-P-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    afro-karibischer Tanz- und Musikstil
  2. 2
    Tanz im Rumba-Rhythmus, der in den 50er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts in Mode war

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Calypso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Calypso stammt aus der Karibik.
  2. Wir tanzten Calypso bis spät in die Nacht.

This word in other languages

calypso(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Calypso"?
"Calypso" is spelled C-A-L-Y-P-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈlɪpso].
What does "Calypso" mean?
As a noun, "Calypso" means: afro-karibischer Tanz- und Musikstil
How do you pronounce "Calypso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Calypso" is [kaˈlɪpso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Calypso" come from?
"Calypso" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Calypso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

catcher#69,092charger#69,094Buhmann#69,079Cremona#69,109

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list