Karina

[kaˈʁiːna]

/[kaˈʁiːna]/ name

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The verdict

“Karina” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,862
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-karina · Karina · German

Karina · rank #35,862 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kardinäle

Nearest frequency peer: Kardinäle (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Karina“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Karina“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Karina vs Karma
67% similar
Karina vs karla
50% similar
Karina vs Katrin
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Karina
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaˈʁiːna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,862
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Karina“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Karinaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kardinäle“ (#35,861), „Juno“ (#35,860), „Katakomben“ (#35,864). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karina“ bei #35,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Karina (IPA [kaˈʁiːna]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,862 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Karina, with forms such as "akrina", "kairna", and "karian". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Karma", "karla", "Katrin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Karina, spelled K-A-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Karina hasst Städte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akrina
  • kairna
  • karian
  • karinna
  • karnia
  • karrina
  • kkarina
  • kraina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Karina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akrina2kairna2karian2karinna1karnia2karrina1kkarina1kraina2
Edit distance from "Karina"

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 "Karina"?
"Karina" is spelled K-A-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʁiːna].
What does "Karina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Karina" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Karina"?
"Karina" is commonly confused with "Karma", "karla", "Katrin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Karina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karina" is [kaˈʁiːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karina" come from?
"Karina" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kerlen#35,868Klient#35,870Heinze#35,829Harder#35,824

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

klopf8 variantsHydra8 variantsGeigen8 variantsscher8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list