Kaviar
[ˈkaːvi̯aʁ]
The verdict
“Kaviar” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,142 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,142
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gereinigter und gesalzener Rogen (Eier) von verschiedenen Störarten, welche hauptsächlich im Schwarzen Meer, Asowschen Meer, Nordpolarmeer und Kaspischen Meer gefangen werden, zum Beispiel Beluga, ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kaviar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaːvi̯aʁ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #33,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kaviar” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kaviar is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaːvi̯aʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,142 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gereinigter und gesalzener Rogen (Eier) von verschiedenen Störarten, welche hauptsächlich im Schwarzen Meer, Asowschen Meer, Nordpolarmeer und Kaspischen Meer gefangen werden, zum Beispiel Beluga, ...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kaviar, with forms such as "akviar", "kaivar", and "kavair". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Klavier", "Katar", "kapier", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Kaviar, spelled K-A-V-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1gereinigter und gesalzener Rogen (Eier) von verschiedenen Störarten, welche hauptsächlich im Schwarzen Meer, Asowschen Meer, Nordpolarmeer und Kaspischen Meer gefangen werden, zum Beispiel Beluga, Osietra, Sevruga
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: akviar,kaivar,kavair,kaviarr,kavira,kavviar,kkaviar,kvaiar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kaviar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Kaviar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-V-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaːvi̯aʁ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Klavier” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kaviar vs Klavier
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.