caraïbe
French, noun/ka.ʁa.ib/
caraïbe is spelled C-A-R-A-Ï-B-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caraïbe is a French feminine noun meaning “Caribbean (resident or native of the Caribbean)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Famille de langues amérindiennes parlées dans cet espace”.
What does caraïbe mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Caribbean
noun
- 1
femininemasculineCaribbean (resident or native of the Caribbean)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui vient des Caraïbes.
noun: 1. Famille de langues amérindiennes parlées dans cet espace.
noun: 1. Membre du peuple des Caraïbes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caraïbe
- caraïbes plural
- Caraïbes plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caraïbe?
- /ka.ʁa.ib/
- \ka.ʁa.ib\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caraïbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caraïbe in French?
caraïbe appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).