Kari

[ˈkɑri]

/[ˈkɑri]/ name

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The verdict

“Kari” is uncommon German (frequency #52,981 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,981
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kari · Kari · German

Kari · rank #52,981 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,981
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH karas

Nearest frequency peer: karas (-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 „Kari“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kari
PropertyValue
HeadwordKari
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkɑri]
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,981
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kari“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „karas“ (#52,980), „kas“ (#52,982), „Kassier“ (#52,983). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kari“ bei #52,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kari is uncommon German at frequency #52,981 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkɑri]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kari in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kari, spelled K-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

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 "Kari"?
"Kari" is spelled K-A-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɑri].
What does "Kari" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kari" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Kari"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kari" is [ˈkɑri]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kari" come from?
"Kari" 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 "Kari", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jans#52,968jage#52,965Ibis#52,948Maui#53,067

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list