Carpaccio

[ˌkaʁˈpat͡ʃo]

/[ˌkaʁˈpat͡ʃo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Carpaccio” is uncommon German (frequency #98,263 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,263
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich eine italienische Vorspeise aus rohem Rindfleisch, das in hauchdünne Scheiben geschnitten ist und anschließend gesalzen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-carpaccio · Carpaccio · German

Carpaccio · rank #98,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,263
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Championsleag…

Nearest frequency peer: Championsleague (+3 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 „Carpaccio“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Carpaccio
PropertyValue
HeadwordCarpaccio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkaʁˈpat͡ʃo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Carpaccio“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Championsleague“ (#98,266), „canale“ (#98,259), „Chongqing“ (#98,267). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Carpaccio“ bei #98,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Carpaccio is uncommon German at frequency #98,263 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkaʁˈpat͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Carpaccio, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Carpaccio, spelled C-A-R-P-A-C-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich eine italienische Vorspeise aus rohem Rindfleisch, das in hauchdünne Scheiben geschnitten ist und anschließend gesalzen wird
  2. 2
    generell eine Bezeichnung für sehr dünn geschnittene Lebensmittel, die mariniert zum Verzehr dargeboten werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Serviert wird das Carpaccio mit einer kalten Sauce aus Mayonnaise, Worcestersauce, Zitronensaft, Milch, Salz und Pfeffer.
  2. Zu Weihnachten gibt es ein Schwertfisch-Carpaccio.

This word in other languages

carpaccio(English)carpaccio(Français)

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 "Carpaccio"?
"Carpaccio" is spelled C-A-R-P-A-C-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkaʁˈpat͡ʃo].
What does "Carpaccio" mean?
As a noun, "Carpaccio" means: ursprünglich eine italienische Vorspeise aus rohem Rindfleisch, das in hauchdünne Scheiben geschnitten ist und anschließend gesalzen wird
How do you pronounce "Carpaccio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Carpaccio" is [ˌkaʁˈpat͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Carpaccio" come from?
"Carpaccio" 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 "Carpaccio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chongqing#98,267Börsianer#98,250Crashtest#98,280buckligen#98,238

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list