Kar
German, noun/kaːr/
Kar is spelled K-A-R (3 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 40,460th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kar is a German neuter noun meaning “cirque (curved depression in a mountainside)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kesselförmige Eintiefung an einem Berghang mit flachem Boden und steilen Rückwänden”.
What does Kar mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercirque (curved depression in a mountainside)
- 2
neuterobsoletebowl, vat, trough
- 3
neuterobsoletea regionally varying certain unit of measure for grain
noun
- 1
abbreviation of Karabiner (“carbine”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kesselförmige Eintiefung an einem Berghang mit flachem Boden und steilen Rückwänden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kar
- Kares genitive
- Kars genitive
- Kare plural
- Karen dative definite plural
- Kaar alternative
- Kahr alternative
- Char alternative
- Kärl alternative diminutive
- Kärle alternative diminutive
- Kärlein alternative diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kar?
- /kaːr/
- [kaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kar in German?
Kar appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).