Karls

/[kaʁls]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,337

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Karls is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Karl Pronounced [kaʁls]. Often confused with Kurs and Kerl.

Key facts for Karls
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁls]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,337
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Karls in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Karls is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaʁls]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,337 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Karls, with forms such as "akrls", "kalrs", and "karlls". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kurs", "Kerl", "kart", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Karls, spelled K-A-R-L-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Karl
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Karl
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Karl
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Karl
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Karl

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akrls,kalrs,karlls,karlss,karrls,karsl,kkarls,krals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Karls

Misspelling Variants of "Karls"

akrls5kalrs5karlls6karlss6karrls6karsl5kkarls6krals5
Misspelling Variants of "Karls"

Frequency rank: #14,337 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Karls"?
"Karls" is spelled K-A-R-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁls].
What does "Karls" mean?
As a noun, "Karls" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Karl
What words are commonly confused with "Karls"?
"Karls" is commonly confused with "Kurs", "Kerl", "kart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Karls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karls" is [kaʁls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karls" come from?
"Karls" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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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.