caravan

[ˈkærəvæn]

/[ˈkærəvæn]/ noun

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The verdict

“caravan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,825
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Tieren oder Fahrzeugen durch eine Wüste reisende Gruppe

Corpus desk

Index DE-caravan · caravan · German

caravan · rank #45,825 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #45,825
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Canadian

Nearest frequency peer: Canadian (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „caravan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „caravan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caravan vs Caracas
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caravan
PropertyValue
Headwordcaravan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkærəvæn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,825
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „caravan“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).caravanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Canadian“ (#45,824), „cest“ (#45,828), „Bündelung“ (#45,821). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „caravan“ bei #45,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around caravan (IPA [ˈkærəvæn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,825 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caravan, with forms such as "acravan", "caarvan", and "caraavn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Caracas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is caravan, spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Tieren oder Fahrzeugen durch eine Wüste reisende Gruppe
  2. 2
    britisch: Anhänger, um darin zu wohnen und zu reisen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acravan
  • caarvan
  • caraavn
  • caravann
  • caravna
  • caravvan
  • carravan
  • carvaan
  • ccaravan
  • craavan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caravan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acravan2caarvan2caraavn2caravann1caravna2caravvan1carravan1carvaan2
Edit distance from "caravan"

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 "caravan"?
"caravan" is spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkærəvæn].
What does "caravan" mean?
As a noun, "caravan" means: mit Tieren oder Fahrzeugen durch eine Wüste reisende Gruppe
What words are commonly confused with "caravan"?
"caravan" is commonly confused with "Caracas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caravan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caravan" is [ˈkærəvæn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caravan" come from?
"caravan" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

commune#45,835Bitburg#45,807belebte#45,802bejahen#45,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dröhnt10 variantsAurelius10 variantsAmazonen10 variantsertönte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list