Karner

[ˈkaʁnɐ]

/[ˈkaʁnɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Karner” is uncommon German (frequency #84,168 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,168
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Beinhaus, das um eine Totenkapelle erweitert ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-karner · Karner · German

Karner · rank #84,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,168
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kampfszenen

Nearest frequency peer: Kampfszenen (-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 „Karner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karner
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʁnɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karner“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Karnerfällt 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: „Kampfszenen“ (#84,167), „Karnevalsumzug“ (#84,169), „Kampfhund“ (#84,166). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karner“ bei #84,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karner is uncommon German at frequency #84,168 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʁnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Karner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Karner, spelled K-A-R-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Beinhaus, das um eine Totenkapelle erweitert ist
  2. 2
    Kammer zum Räuchern oder zur Aufbewahrung von Fleisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mitunter ist ein Beinhaus doppelgeschossig ausgeführt und um eine Totenkapelle erweitert und wird dann Karner genannt.“
  2. „Es gibt Karner 1. als Anbauten von Kirchen, 2. als verschlossene Räume oder Nischen am Kircheneingang, in einer Vorhalle oder unter dem Chor, 3. freistehende Karner auf quadratischem, rundem oder polygonalem Grundriß.“

Synonyms

BeinhauskircheBeinhausOssuarium

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 "Karner"?
"Karner" is spelled K-A-R-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʁnɐ].
What does "Karner" mean?
As a noun, "Karner" means: ein Beinhaus, das um eine Totenkapelle erweitert ist
How do you pronounce "Karner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karner" is [ˈkaʁnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karner" come from?
"Karner" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list