Karpfen
German, noun/ˈkarpfən/
Karpfen is spelled K-A-R-P-F-E-N (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Karpfen is a German masculine noun meaning “carp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fisch der Gattung Cyprinus, speziell der Art Cyprinus carpio; ein großer Fisch, der in Teichen lebt”.
What does Karpfen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecarp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fisch der Gattung Cyprinus, speziell der Art Cyprinus carpio; ein großer Fisch, der in Teichen lebt 2. [1] als Speise
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Karpfen
- Karpfens genitive
- Kärpfchen diminutive neuter
- Kärpflein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Karpfen?
- /ˈkarpfən/
- [kaʁ.pfən]
- [kaɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Karpfen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Karpfen in German?
Karpfen appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).