kambrisch

[ˈkambʁɪʃ]

/[ˈkambʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Kambrium gehörend; das Kambrium betreffend; aus dem Kambrium stammend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kambrisch · kambrisch · German

kambrisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for kambrisch
PropertyValue
Headwordkambrisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkambʁɪʃ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kambrisch“ im Deutschen

kambrischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kambrisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkambʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Kambrium gehörend; das Kambrium betreffend; aus dem Kambrium stammend".

Zero misspellings are on record for kambrisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kambrisch, spelled K-A-M-B-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Kambrium gehörend; das Kambrium betreffend; aus dem Kambrium stammend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kambrisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auch wenn der Begriff "kambrische Explosion" heute relativiert wird und das Ereignis nicht mehr als völlig einzigartig in der Geschichte des Lebens gilt, bleibt doch eines: Im frühen Kambrium, vor etwa 543 bis 530 Millionen Jahren kam es zu einer starken Erhöhung der Artenvielfalt in kurzer Zeit.
  2. Das bedeutet, dass viele kambrische Formen nur in bestimmten paläogeographischen Gebieten vorkommen, was eine globale Korrelation der kambrischen Gesteinsserien und damit das Aufstellen eines einheitlichen globalen Zeitschemas erheblich erschwert.

Antonyms

präkambrischpermischkarbonischdevonischsilurischordovizisch

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 "kambrisch"?
"kambrisch" is spelled K-A-M-B-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkambʁɪʃ].
What does "kambrisch" mean?
As an adjective, "kambrisch" means: zum Kambrium gehörend; das Kambrium betreffend; aus dem Kambrium stammend
How do you pronounce "kambrisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kambrisch" is [ˈkambʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kambrisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list