Karthager

[kaʁˈtaːɡɐ]

/[kaʁˈtaːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karthager” is uncommon German (frequency #95,796 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,796
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwohner Karthagos (männlichen oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)

Corpus desk

Index DE-karthager · Karthager · German

Karthager · rank #95,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,796
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kapillaren

Nearest frequency peer: Kapillaren (-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 „Karthager“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karthager
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarthager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁˈtaːɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karthager“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kapillaren“ (#95,795), „Kartoffelernte“ (#95,797), „Kanacke“ (#95,794). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karthager“ bei #95,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karthager is uncommon German at frequency #95,796 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁˈtaːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einwohner Karthagos (männlichen oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)".

Karthager doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Karthager, spelled K-A-R-T-H-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner Karthagos (männlichen oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Karthager zogen über die Alpen gegen Rom.
  2. „Seine Heimat Epirus war durch die Kelten bedroht, und in Sizilien waren die Karthager wieder einmal dabei, die Griechen zu unterwerfen.“

Synonyms

PunierKarthaginienser

Antonyms

Römer

This word in other languages

Carthaginian(English)cartaginés(Español)Carthaginois(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 "Karthager"?
"Karthager" is spelled K-A-R-T-H-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁˈtaːɡɐ].
What does "Karthager" mean?
As a noun, "Karthager" means: Einwohner Karthagos (männlichen oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)
How do you pronounce "Karthager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karthager" is [kaʁˈtaːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karthager" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Karthager", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Incentive#95,758korruptes#95,837Hörigkeit#95,750Kunstharz#95,855

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list