cima

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The verdict

“cima” is uncommon German (frequency #77,811 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,811
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Spitze

Key facts for cima
PropertyValue
Headwordcima
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,811
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cima” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cima lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cima is uncommon German at frequency #77,811 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cima, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is cima, spelled C-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Spitze
  2. 2
    der Berggipfel, der Gipfel
  3. 3
    der Baumwipfel, der Wipfel, die Krone
  4. 4
    das Ass, der Held, die Leuchte

Synonyms

verticecampione

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 "cima"?
"cima" is spelled C-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "cima" mean?
As a noun, "cima" means: die Spitze
How do you pronounce "cima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cima" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cima" come from?
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Using “cima”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list