Karikaturist

[kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]

/[kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karikaturist” is uncommon German (frequency #68,387 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,387
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der Karikaturen zeichnet

Key facts for Karikaturist
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarikaturist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁikatuˈʁɪst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Karikaturist” 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). Karikaturist 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

Karikaturist is uncommon German at frequency #68,387 among 55,078 “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

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.
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Using “Karikaturist”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-I-K-A-T-U-R-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁikatuˈʁɪst] (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