karolingischen

[ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩]

/[ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“karolingischen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,780 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,780
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch

Key facts for karolingischen
PropertyValue
Headwordkarolingischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#59,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “karolingischen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). karolingischen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

karolingischen is uncommon German at frequency #59,780 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for karolingischen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is karolingischen, spelled K-A-R-O-L-I-N-G-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch

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 "karolingischen"?
"karolingischen" is spelled K-A-R-O-L-I-N-G-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩].
What does "karolingischen" mean?
As an adjective, "karolingischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs karolingisch
How do you pronounce "karolingischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "karolingischen" is [ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "karolingischen" come from?
"karolingischen" 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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Using “karolingischen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-O-L-I-N-G-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaːʁolɪŋɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list