Karaffe

[kaˈʁafə]

/[kaˈʁafə]/ noun

The verdict

“Karaffe” is uncommon German (frequency #93,133 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,133
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschliffener Glas- oder Kristallbehälter für Getränke, der oftmals eine bauchige Form und einen Verschluss hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-karaffe · Karaffe · German

Karaffe · rank #93,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,133
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Karenzzeit

Nearest frequency peer: Karenzzeit (+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 „Karaffe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karaffe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaraffe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈʁafə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karaffe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Karenzzeit“ (#93,134), „Kampftag“ (#93,131), „Karlshafen“ (#93,135). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karaffe“ bei #93,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karaffe is uncommon German at frequency #93,133 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈʁafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschliffener Glas- oder Kristallbehälter für Getränke, der oftmals eine bauchige Form und einen Verschluss hat".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Karaffe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Karaffe, spelled K-A-R-A-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    geschliffener Glas- oder Kristallbehälter für Getränke, der oftmals eine bauchige Form und einen Verschluss hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Karaffe ist ein Bestandteil der Trinkkultur.
  2. „Nikolai bestellte eine Karaffe roten Landwein.“

Antonyms

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); 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 "Karaffe"?
"Karaffe" is spelled K-A-R-A-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʁafə].
What does "Karaffe" mean?
As a noun, "Karaffe" means: geschliffener Glas- oder Kristallbehälter für Getränke, der oftmals eine bauchige Form und einen Verschluss hat
How do you pronounce "Karaffe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karaffe" is [kaˈʁafə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karaffe" come from?
"Karaffe" 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 "Karaffe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list