kariert
[kaˈʁiːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“kariert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Kästchen, Karos versehen, gewürfelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kariert · kariert · German
kariert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | kariert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kaˈʁiːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kariert“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kariert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaˈʁiːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kariert, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 kariert, spelled K-A-R-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1mit Kästchen, Karos versehen, gewürfelt
- 2ohne Sinn und Verstand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kariert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist ein leidenschaftlicher Golfer und trägt gern karierte Hosen.
Im Mathematikunterricht verwenden die Schüler karierte Hefte.
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.