Kainsmal
German, noun[ˈkaɪ̯nsˌmaːl]
Kainsmal is spelled K-A-I-N-S-M-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kainsmal is a German neuter noun meaning “mark of Cain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeichen, das jemandes Schuld erkennen lässt”.
What does Kainsmal mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermark of Cain
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeichen, das jemandes Schuld erkennen lässt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kainsmal
- Kainsmales genitive
- Kainsmals genitive
- Kainsmale plural
- Kainsmalen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kainsmal?
- [ˈkaɪ̯nsˌmaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kainsmal in German?
Kainsmal appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).