imkern

[ˈɪmkɐn]

/[ˈɪmkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“imkern” is uncommon German (frequency #82,908 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,908
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bienen zur Gewinnung von Honig und anderen Bienenprodukten halten und züchten

Key facts for imkern
PropertyValue
Headwordimkern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɪmkɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imkern” 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). imkern 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

imkern is uncommon German at frequency #82,908 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɪmkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bienen zur Gewinnung von Honig und anderen Bienenprodukten halten und züchten".

imkern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 imkern, spelled I-M-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bienen zur Gewinnung von Honig und anderen Bienenprodukten halten und züchten

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 "imkern"?
"imkern" is spelled I-M-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪmkɐn].
What does "imkern" mean?
As a verb, "imkern" means: Bienen zur Gewinnung von Honig und anderen Bienenprodukten halten und züchten
How do you pronounce "imkern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imkern" is [ˈɪmkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imkern" come from?
"imkern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “imkern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-M-K-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɪmkɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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