karibisch
[kaˈʁiːbɪʃ]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | karibisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaˈʁiːbɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „karibisch“ im Deutschen
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
- 1auf die Karibik oder das Karibische Meer bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how karibisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die karibischen Inselbewohner ärgern sich über die Steuererhöhungen.
„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.