karibisch

[kaˈʁiːbɪʃ]

/[kaˈʁiːbɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“karibisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die Karibik oder das Karibische Meer bezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-karibisch · karibisch · German

karibisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for karibisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkaribisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaˈʁiːbɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „karibisch“ im Deutschen

karibischschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

karibisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaˈʁiːbɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf die Karibik oder das Karibische Meer bezogen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for karibisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 karibisch, spelled K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die Karibik oder das Karibische Meer bezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die karibischen Inselbewohner ärgern sich über die Steuererhöhungen.
  2. „Doch hielten sich die Gewinnspannen in Grenzen, weil der karibische Tabak nicht annähernd die Qualität der Erzeugnisse aus Virginia erreichte und zudem die Preise stark schwankten.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "karibisch"?
"karibisch" is spelled K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʁiːbɪʃ].
What does "karibisch" mean?
As an adjective, "karibisch" means: auf die Karibik oder das Karibische Meer bezogen
How do you pronounce "karibisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "karibisch" is [kaˈʁiːbɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "karibisch" come from?
"karibisch" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list