Karabinier
[kaʁabiˈni̯eː]
The verdict
“Karabinier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mit Karabiner bewaffneter Kavallerist
Corpus desk
Index DE-karabinier · Karabinier · German
Karabinier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Karabinier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁabiˈni̯eː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karabinier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karabinier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁabiˈni̯eː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Karabinier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Karabinier, spelled K-A-R-A-B-I-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein mit Karabiner bewaffneter Kavallerist
- 2ein Jäger zu Fuß
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Karabinier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Später bestand die österreichische Reiterei aus Kürassieren, Dragonern, Husaren, Karabinieren und Chevauxlegers.“
„Ein Kornett von den schwedischen Karabinieren habe es gebracht.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.