Kärnten

[ˈkɛʁntn̩]

/[ˈkɛʁntn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Kärnten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,556
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-karnten · Kärnten · German

Kärnten · rank #6,556 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,556
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kuh

Nearest frequency peer: Kuh (-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 „Kärnten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kärnten“ 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).

Kärnten vs Karte
57% similar
Kärnten vs Karten
71% similar
Kärnten vs Kasten
57% similar

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

Key facts for Kärnten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKärnten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkɛʁntn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,556
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kärnten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kärntenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kuh“ (#6,555), „lehnt“ (#6,557), „kleinste“ (#6,554). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kärnten“ bei #6,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kärnten (IPA [ˈkɛʁntn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,556 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kärnten, with forms such as "kkärnten", "kränten", and "känrten". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Karte", "Karten", "Kasten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kärnten, spelled K-Ä-R-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kärnten gilt als Land der Berge und Seen: 93 seiner Berggipfel sind über 3.000 Meter hoch, der Großglockner ist mit 3.798 Metern der höchste Berg Österreichs, die rund 1.270 Seen und anderen stehenden Gewässer haben durchwegs Trinkwasserqualität.
  2. Dass die Welt noch in Ordnung ist, wenigstens hier im hintersten Winkel Kärntens, unterm mächtigsten Gletscher der Ostalpen, in greifbarer Nähe zum höchsten Berg Österreichs, merkt man vor allem an der Stille.

Antonyms

BurgenlandNiederösterreichOberösterreichSalzburgSteiermarkTirolVorarlbergWien

This word in other languages

Carinthia(English)Carinthie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkärnten
  • kränten
  • känrten
  • kärnetn
  • kärnnten
  • kärntenn
  • kärntne
  • kärntten
  • kärrnten
  • kärtnen
  • äkrnten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kärnten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkärnten1kränten2känrten2kärnetn2kärnnten1kärntenn1kärntne2kärntten1
Edit distance from "Kärnten"

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 "Kärnten"?
"Kärnten" is spelled K-Ä-R-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛʁntn̩].
What does "Kärnten" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kärnten" means: ein Bundesland der Republik Österreich
What words are commonly confused with "Kärnten"?
"Kärnten" is commonly confused with "Karte", "Karten", "Kasten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kärnten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kärnten" is [ˈkɛʁntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kärnten" come from?
"Kärnten" 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 "Kärnten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Ideologie11 variantsgarantie11 variantsOptionen11 variantsrechter11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list