Karussell

[ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl]

/[ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karussell” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,475
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrgeschäft auf Volksfesten, mit einer sich drehenden Plattform, auf der Personen – insbesondere Kinder – im Kreis fahren können

Corpus desk

Index DE-karussell · Karussell · German

Karussell · rank #26,475 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,475
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kartoffelsalat

Nearest frequency peer: Kartoffelsalat (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Karussell“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Karussell“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karussell
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarussell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,475
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Karussell“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Karussellliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kartoffelsalat“ (#26,474), „katastrophalen“ (#26,476), „Kartenspiel“ (#26,473). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karussell“ bei #26,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Karussell (IPA [ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,475 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fahrgeschäft auf Volksfesten, mit einer sich drehenden Plattform, auf der Personen – insbesondere Kinder – im Kreis fahren können".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Karussell, with forms such as "akrussell", "karrussell", and "karsusell". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Karussell, spelled K-A-R-U-S-S-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrgeschäft auf Volksfesten, mit einer sich drehenden Plattform, auf der Personen – insbesondere Kinder – im Kreis fahren können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Pfarrfest war in diesem Jahr sogar ein Karussell aufgebaut, was bei den Kindern großen Anklang fand.
  2. „Dann ging das Karussell los, und ich sah ihr zu, wie sie im Kreis fuhr.“

Synonyms

ReitschuleRingelspiel

This word in other languages

carousel(English)carrusel(Español)carrousel(Français)carrossel(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akrussell
  • karrussell
  • karsusell
  • karusell
  • karusesll
  • karussel
  • karusslel
  • karußell
  • kaurssell
  • kkarussell
  • kraussell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Karussell - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

akrussell2karrussell1karsusell2karusell1karusesll2karussel1karusslel2karußell2
Edit distance from "Karussell"

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 "Karussell"?
"Karussell" is spelled K-A-R-U-S-S-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl].
What does "Karussell" mean?
As a noun, "Karussell" means: Fahrgeschäft auf Volksfesten, mit einer sich drehenden Plattform, auf der Personen – insbesondere Kinder – im Kreis fahren können
What are common misspellings of "Karussell"?
Common misspellings include "akrussell", "karrussell", "karsusell", "karusell", "karusesll". The correct spelling is "Karussell".
How do you pronounce "Karussell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karussell" is [ˌkaʁʊˈsɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karussell" come from?
"Karussell" 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 "Karussell", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kronprinz#26,489Hingucker#26,452Lebkuchen#26,500Hauptziel#26,447

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

kostbar11 variantsgenerale11 variantsMülltonnen11 variantsnackter11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list