Karnataka

[kaʁˈnaːtaka]

/[kaʁˈnaːtaka]/ name

The verdict

“Karnataka” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indischer Bundesstaat im Süden Indiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-karnataka · Karnataka · German

Karnataka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Karnataka
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarnataka
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaʁˈnaːtaka]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karnataka“ im Deutschen

Karnatakaliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karnataka is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kaʁˈnaːtaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "indischer Bundesstaat im Süden Indiens".

No misspelling variants are generated for Karnataka in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Karnataka, spelled K-A-R-N-A-T-A-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    indischer Bundesstaat im Süden Indiens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bengaluru ist die Hauptstadt von Karnataka.
  2. „Pulakeshin wiederum maß seine Kräfte mit den Pallava-Königen Mahendravarman und Narasimhavarman, deren Hauptstadt Kanchipuram in der Nähe von Madras lag, etwa 600 km südöstlich von Pulakeshins Hauptstadt Badami, das im heutigen Karnataka liegt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Karnataka"?
"Karnataka" is spelled K-A-R-N-A-T-A-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁˈnaːtaka].
What does "Karnataka" mean?
As a proper noun, "Karnataka" means: indischer Bundesstaat im Süden Indiens
How do you pronounce "Karnataka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karnataka" is [kaʁˈnaːtaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karnataka" come from?
"Karnataka" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list