carpet

[ˈkɑːpɪt]

/[ˈkɑːpɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“carpet” is uncommon German (frequency #63,204 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,204
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-carpet · carpet · German

carpet · rank #63,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,204
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH carpe

Nearest frequency peer: carpe (-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 „carpet“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for carpet
PropertyValue
Headwordcarpet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɑːpɪt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „carpet“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.carpetfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „carpe“ (#63,203), „Ceos“ (#63,205), „Cessna“ (#63,206). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „carpet“ bei #63,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

carpet is uncommon German at frequency #63,204 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɑːpɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Teppich".

carpet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is carpet, spelled C-A-R-P-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Teppich

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 "carpet"?
"carpet" is spelled C-A-R-P-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɑːpɪt].
What does "carpet" mean?
As a noun, "carpet" means: der Teppich
How do you pronounce "carpet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carpet" is [ˈkɑːpɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carpet" come from?
"carpet" 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 "carpet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Cessna#63,206Büttel#63,198Cobalt#63,211Dayton#63,220

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list