karieren
[kaˈʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“karieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Muster/einer Struktur aus kleinen Quadraten versehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-karieren · karieren · German
karieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | karieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kaˈʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „karieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
karieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kaˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
karieren has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is karieren, spelled K-A-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Muster/einer Struktur aus kleinen Quadraten versehen
- 2keine Nahrung zu sich nehmen (dürfen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how karieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nimm mich bei den Ohren, stell mich in eine Ecke, wie einen schlechten Schüler, laß mich auf Erbsen knien und den Sekt an deiner vollen Tafel karieren, – aber gib mir keinen Korb auf immer.“
„In dem Bericht eines andern Karlsschüler, Heinr. Pfaffs, heißt es: ‚Die Strafen, welche die strenge Disziplin aufrecht zu erhalten hatten, bestanden in […], Karieren und der Rute. Beim Karieren mußte der Verurteilte, an seinem Tische stehend, mit trocknem Munde zusehen, das sogenannte Billet, auf welchem sein Vergehen geschrieben stand, im Knopfloch trag…
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