Karbunkel
[kaʁˈbʊŋkl̩]
The verdict
“Karbunkel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großes, tief liegendes Geschwür, das aus mehreren nebeneinanderliegenden Furunkeln besteht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Karbunkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁˈbʊŋkl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Karbunkel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Karbunkel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁˈbʊŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großes, tief liegendes Geschwür, das aus mehreren nebeneinanderliegenden Furunkeln besteht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Karbunkel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Karbunkel, spelled K-A-R-B-U-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1großes, tief liegendes Geschwür, das aus mehreren nebeneinanderliegenden Furunkeln besteht
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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.
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Using “Karbunkel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-B-U-N-K-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kaʁˈbʊŋkl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.