Karambolage

[kaʁamboˈlaːʒə]

/[kaʁamboˈlaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karambolage” is uncommon German (frequency #67,379 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,379
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenstoß (mit einem Fahrzeug)

Corpus desk

Index DE-karambolage · Karambolage · German

Karambolage · rank #67,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,379
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kelter

Nearest frequency peer: Kelter (+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 „Karambolage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karambolage
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarambolage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁamboˈlaːʒə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karambolage“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Karambolagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kelter“ (#67,380), „kapitalistisch“ (#67,377), „kentern“ (#67,381). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karambolage“ bei #67,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karambolage is uncommon German at frequency #67,379 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁamboˈlaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zusammenstoß (mit einem Fahrzeug)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Karambolage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Karambolage, spelled K-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammenstoß (mit einem Fahrzeug)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eine Karambolage der beiden Fahrzeuge war unvermeidlich.

Synonyms

ZusammenstoßZusammenprallKollision

This word in other languages

collision(English)carambolage(Français)choque(Português)

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 "Karambolage"?
"Karambolage" is spelled K-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁamboˈlaːʒə].
What does "Karambolage" mean?
As a noun, "Karambolage" means: Zusammenstoß (mit einem Fahrzeug)
How do you pronounce "Karambolage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karambolage" is [kaʁamboˈlaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karambolage" come from?
"Karambolage" 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 "Karambolage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klingenthal#67,393kolportiert#67,398insolventen#67,355Indonesisch#67,351

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list