Karol

[ˈkarɔl]

/[ˈkarɔl]/ name

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The verdict

“Karol” is uncommon German (frequency #57,999 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,999
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-karol · Karol · German

Karol · rank #57,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,999
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH karbon

Nearest frequency peer: karbon (-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 „Karol“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karol
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkarɔl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karol“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Karolfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „karbon“ (#57,998), „Karteikarten“ (#58,000), „kapitalistischer“ (#57,997). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karol“ bei #57,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karol is uncommon German at frequency #57,999 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkarɔl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "polnischer männlicher Vorname".

Karol doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Karol, spelled K-A-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    polnischer männlicher Vorname

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 "Karol"?
"Karol" is spelled K-A-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkarɔl].
What does "Karol" mean?
As a proper noun, "Karol" means: polnischer männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Karol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karol" is [ˈkarɔl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karol" come from?
"Karol" 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 "Karol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaufs#58,004Idyll#57,973höger#57,969Krain#58,030

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list