carbon

[ˈkɑːbən]

/[ˈkɑːbən]/ noun

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The verdict

“carbon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,874
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kohlenstoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-carbon · carbon · German

carbon · rank #20,874 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,874
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH bündeln

Nearest frequency peer: bündeln (-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 „carbon“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „carbon“ 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).

carbon vs caro
67% similar
carbon vs Carlo
50% similar
carbon vs Cargo
50% similar

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

Key facts for carbon
PropertyValue
Headwordcarbon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɑːbən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,874
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „carbon“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).carbonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bündeln“ (#20,873), „Cartoon“ (#20,875), „Bündel“ (#20,872). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „carbon“ bei #20,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around carbon (IPA [ˈkɑːbən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,874 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Kohlenstoff".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for carbon, with forms such as "acrbon", "cabron", and "carbbon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "caro", "Carlo", "Cargo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is carbon, spelled C-A-R-B-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kohlenstoff

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrbon
  • cabron
  • carbbon
  • carbno
  • carbonn
  • carobn
  • carrbon
  • ccarbon
  • crabon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carbon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acrbon2cabron2carbbon1carbno2carbonn1carobn2carrbon1ccarbon1
Edit distance from "carbon"

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 "carbon"?
"carbon" is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɑːbən].
What does "carbon" mean?
As a noun, "carbon" means: Kohlenstoff
What words are commonly confused with "carbon"?
"carbon" is commonly confused with "caro", "Carlo", "Cargo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carbon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carbon" is [ˈkɑːbən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carbon" come from?
"carbon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bündel#20,872Emilia#20,897autsch#20,845attack#20,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Erdmann9 variantsätzend9 variantsgrober9 variantsZirkel9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list