Carambola
[kaʁamˈboːla]
The verdict
“Carambola” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sternförmige, tropische Frucht einer Art der Gurkenbäume (Averrhoa) aus der Familie Sauerkleegewächse Oxalidaceae, die ursprünglich aus Südostasien stammt, mittlerweile jedoch weltweit in den Trope...
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Index DE-carambola · Carambola · German
Carambola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | Carambola |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁamˈboːla] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Carambola“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Carambola is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁamˈboːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sternförmige, tropische Frucht einer Art der Gurkenbäume (Averrhoa) aus der Familie Sauerkleegewächse Oxalidaceae, die ursprünglich aus Südostasien stammt, mittlerweile jedoch weltweit in den Trope...".
Carambola has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Carambola, spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1sternförmige, tropische Frucht einer Art der Gurkenbäume (Averrhoa) aus der Familie Sauerkleegewächse Oxalidaceae, die ursprünglich aus Südostasien stammt, mittlerweile jedoch weltweit in den Tropen und Subtropen kultiviert wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Carambola appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Carambolas schmecken leicht säuerlich und sehr fruchtig.
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.