karibische

[kaˈʁiːbɪʃə]

/[kaˈʁiːbɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“karibische” is uncommon German (frequency #58,916 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,916
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch

Key facts for karibische
PropertyValue
Headwordkaribische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaˈʁiːbɪʃə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “karibische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). karibische lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

karibische is uncommon German at frequency #58,916 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaˈʁiːbɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for karibische, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 karibische, spelled K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch

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 "karibische"?
"karibische" is spelled K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʁiːbɪʃə].
What does "karibische" mean?
As an adjective, "karibische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs karibisch
How do you pronounce "karibische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "karibische" is [kaˈʁiːbɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "karibische" come from?
"karibische" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “karibische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˈʁiːbɪʃə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list