cumin

[ky.mɛ̃]

/[ky.mɛ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“cumin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kreuzkümmel

Corpus desk

Index DE-cumin · cumin · German

cumin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cumin
PropertyValue
Headwordcumin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ky.mɛ̃]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cumin“ im Deutschen

cuminsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cumin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ky.mɛ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kreuzkümmel".

cumin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is cumin, spelled C-U-M-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kreuzkümmel

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cumin"?
"cumin" is spelled C-U-M-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ky.mɛ̃].
What does "cumin" mean?
As a noun, "cumin" means: Kreuzkümmel
How do you pronounce "cumin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumin" is [ky.mɛ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumin" come from?
"cumin" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list