Kamil

[ˈkamʲil]

/[ˈkamʲil]/ name

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The verdict

“Kamil” is uncommon German (frequency #55,458 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,458
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname; Kamill, Camill

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamil · Kamil · German

Kamil · rank #55,458 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,458
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaffeebecher

Nearest frequency peer: Kaffeebecher (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kamil“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kamil“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kamil
PropertyValue
HeadwordKamil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkamʲil]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,458
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kamil“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kamilfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kaffeebecher“ (#55,457), „Kabale“ (#55,456), „Kartenhaus“ (#55,460). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kamil“ bei #55,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kamil is uncommon German at frequency #55,458 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkamʲil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname; Kamill, Camill".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kamil, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kamil, spelled K-A-M-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname; Kamill, Camill

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 "Kamil"?
"Kamil" is spelled K-A-M-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkamʲil].
What does "Kamil" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kamil" means: männlicher Vorname; Kamill, Camill
How do you pronounce "Kamil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kamil" is [ˈkamʲil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kamil" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kamil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kutte#55,494leert#55,507livre#55,518Mamis#55,532

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list