Karos

[ˈkaːʁos]

/[ˈkaːʁos]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karos” is uncommon German (frequency #85,430 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,430
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Karo

Corpus desk

Index DE-karos · Karos · German

Karos · rank #85,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,430
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH karolingische

Nearest frequency peer: karolingische (-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 „Karos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karos
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaros
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːʁos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karos“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Karosfällt 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: „karolingische“ (#85,429), „Kartoffelpuffer“ (#85,431), „Karenz“ (#85,428). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karos“ bei #85,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karos is uncommon German at frequency #85,430 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaːʁos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Karos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Karos, spelled K-A-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Karo
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Karo
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Karo
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Karo
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Karo

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 "Karos"?
"Karos" is spelled K-A-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːʁos].
What does "Karos" mean?
As a noun, "Karos" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Karo
How do you pronounce "Karos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karos" is [ˈkaːʁos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karos" come from?
"Karos" 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 "Karos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kinds#85,442Jause#85,413kramt#85,473hülfe#85,386

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list