Karikaturist

[kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]

/[kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Karikaturist” is uncommon German (frequency #68,387 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,387
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Karikaturen zeichnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-karikaturist · Karikaturist · German

Karikaturist · rank #68,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,387
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Karben

Nearest frequency peer: Karben (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Karikaturist“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Karikaturist“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karikaturist
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarikaturist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karikaturist“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Karikaturistfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Karben“ (#68,386), „Kanonenfutter“ (#68,384), „KGS“ (#68,390). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karikaturist“ bei #68,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karikaturist is uncommon German at frequency #68,387 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der Karikaturen zeichnet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Karikaturist, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Karikaturist, spelled K-A-R-I-K-A-T-U-R-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Karikaturen zeichnet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Karikaturist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Karikaturist Jonathan Shapiro, bekannt als Zapiro, hatte die obige Karikatur zu verantworten.
  2. „Der bekannte griechische Karikaturist steckt Angela Merkel in finster anmutende Uniformen, setzt sie in Panzer und lässt sie griechische Buben erschrecken.“

This word in other languages

caricaturist(English)caricaturiste(Français)caricaturista(Português)

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 "Karikaturist"?
"Karikaturist" is spelled K-A-R-I-K-A-T-U-R-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁikatuˈʁɪst].
What does "Karikaturist" mean?
As a noun, "Karikaturist" means: jemand, der Karikaturen zeichnet
How do you pronounce "Karikaturist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karikaturist" is [kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karikaturist" come from?
"Karikaturist" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Karikaturist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konkurrentin#68,403Jammerlappen#68,370Jahresbilanz#68,368Internierung#68,364

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list