Karree

[kaˈʁeː]

/[kaˈʁeː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karree” is uncommon German (frequency #69,405 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,405
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Viereck

Corpus desk

Index DE-karree · Karree · German

Karree · rank #69,405 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,405
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kantonalbank

Nearest frequency peer: Kantonalbank (-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 „Karree“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karree
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarree
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈʁeː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,405
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karree“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Karreefällt 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: „Kantonalbank“ (#69,404), „Karsamstag“ (#69,406), „Kanaken“ (#69,403). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karree“ bei #69,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karree is uncommon German at frequency #69,405 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈʁeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Karree, 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Karree, spelled K-A-R-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Viereck
  2. 2
    Rippenstück
  3. 3
    eine gewisse Bauform in Großstädten
  4. 4
    Gefechtsstellung im Quadrat
  5. 5
    ein Diamantenschliff
  6. 6
    umschlossener Hof

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie hatte beim Metzger ein Kilo Schweine-Karree und ein halbes Kilo Haxe erstanden.
  2. Bildet ein Karree!

This word in other languages

rack(English)carré(Français)

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kajüte#69,400Kerben#69,411humans#69,371hombre#69,367

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list