Kalumet
[kaluˈmɛt]
The verdict
“Kalumet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verzierte Pfeife der Indianer, die anlässlich von Friedensschlüssen und Verträgen geraucht wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-kalumet · Kalumet · German
Kalumet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kalumet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaluˈmɛt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kalumet“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kalumet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaluˈmɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verzierte Pfeife der Indianer, die anlässlich von Friedensschlüssen und Verträgen geraucht wurde".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kalumet, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kalumet, spelled K-A-L-U-M-E-T.
Definition
- 1verzierte Pfeife der Indianer, die anlässlich von Friedensschlüssen und Verträgen geraucht wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kalumet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie rauchten das Kalumet zum Zeichen des Friedensvertrages der Stämme.
„Und last but not least essen die Eichsfelder - ähnlich wie die Sioux, die zum Abschluss ihrer Verhandlungen das Kalumet rauchen - zur Bekräftigung ihrer innerfamiliären Beschlüsse Unmengen von Feldgiekern und Stracke.“
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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.