Karakal
[ˈkaʁakal]
The verdict
“Karakal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - afroasiatische, mittelgroße Katze mit großen gepinselten Ohren ( Caracal caracal)
Corpus desk
Index DE-karakal · Karakal · German
Karakal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Karakal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaʁakal] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karakal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karakal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʁakal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "afroasiatische, mittelgroße Katze mit großen gepinselten Ohren ( Caracal caracal)".
Karakal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Karakal, spelled K-A-R-A-K-A-L.
Definition
- 1afroasiatische, mittelgroße Katze mit großen gepinselten Ohren ( Caracal caracal)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Karakal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Karakal ist von luchsartiger Gestalt.
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.