Karibische Meer

/[kaˌʁiːbɪʃə ˈmeːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Karibische Meer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Nominativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs Karibisches Meer

Key facts for Karibische Meer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaribische Meer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˌʁiːbɪʃə ˈmeːɐ̯]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Karibische Meer” sits in German frequency

Karibische Meer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Karibische Meer is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˌʁiːbɪʃə ˈmeːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Karibische Meer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Karibische Meer, spelled K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H-E- -M-E-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs Karibisches Meer
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs Karibisches Meer

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Karibische Meer"?
"Karibische Meer" is spelled K-A-R-I-B-I-S-C-H-E- -M-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˌʁiːbɪʃə ˈmeːɐ̯].
What does "Karibische Meer" mean?
As a noun, "Karibische Meer" means: Nominativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs Karibisches Meer
How do you pronounce "Karibische Meer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karibische Meer" is [kaˌʁiːbɪʃə ˈmeːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karibische Meer" come from?
"Karibische Meer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Karibische Meer”

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- -M-E-E-R — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaˌʁiːbɪʃə ˈmeːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.