Kalmus
German, noun/ˈkalmʊs/
Kalmus is spelled K-A-L-M-U-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kalmus is a German masculine noun meaning “sweet flag, Acorus calamus, an herbal water plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schilfartige Sumpfpflanze, aus deren aromatisch riechendem Wurzelstock (Rhizom) ein Öl gewonnen wird (Acorus…”.
What does Kalmus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesweet flag, Acorus calamus, an herbal water plant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schilfartige Sumpfpflanze, aus deren aromatisch riechendem Wurzelstock (Rhizom) ein Öl gewonnen wird (Acorus calamus)
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 Kalmus
- Kalmusse nominative plural
- Kalmussen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kalmus?
- /ˈkalmʊs/
- [ˈkalmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kalmus in German?
Kalmus appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).