Karwendel

[kaʁˈvɛndl̩]

/[kaʁˈvɛndl̩]/ name

The verdict

“Karwendel” is uncommon German (frequency #82,938 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,938
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebirgsgruppe der Nördlichen Kalkalpen, die in Tirol und Bayern liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-karwendel · Karwendel · German

Karwendel · rank #82,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,938
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaukasischen

Nearest frequency peer: kaukasischen (+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 „Karwendel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Karwendel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarwendel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaʁˈvɛndl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Karwendel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Karwendelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kaukasischen“ (#82,939), „Karachi“ (#82,936), „Kapuzenpullover“ (#82,935). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Karwendel“ bei #82,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Karwendel is uncommon German at frequency #82,938 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kaʁˈvɛndl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebirgsgruppe der Nördlichen Kalkalpen, die in Tirol und Bayern liegt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Karwendel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Karwendel, spelled K-A-R-W-E-N-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebirgsgruppe der Nördlichen Kalkalpen, die in Tirol und Bayern liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der höchste Berg des Karwendels ist die Birkkarspitze.:[1] „Im Januar galt in Regionen des Karwendels die zweithöchste Lawinenwarnstufe.“

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 "Karwendel"?
"Karwendel" is spelled K-A-R-W-E-N-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁˈvɛndl̩].
What does "Karwendel" mean?
As a proper noun, "Karwendel" means: Gebirgsgruppe der Nördlichen Kalkalpen, die in Tirol und Bayern liegt
How do you pronounce "Karwendel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karwendel" is [kaʁˈvɛndl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karwendel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list