kämme

[ˈkɛmə]

/[ˈkɛmə]/ verb

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The verdict

“kämme” is uncommon German (frequency #59,825 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,825
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kämmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kamme · kämme · German

kämme · rank #59,825 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,825
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kyrie

Nearest frequency peer: Kyrie (-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 „kämme“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kämme
PropertyValue
Headwordkämme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɛmə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kämme“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kämmefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kyrie“ (#59,824), „kämpferische“ (#59,826), „KWG“ (#59,823). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kämme“ bei #59,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kämme is uncommon German at frequency #59,825 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for kämme in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kämme, spelled K-Ä-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kämmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kämmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kämmen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kämmen

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 "kämme"?
"kämme" is spelled K-Ä-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛmə].
What does "kämme" mean?
As a verb, "kämme" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kämmen
How do you pronounce "kämme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kämme" is [ˈkɛmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kämme" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kyrie#59,824madre#59,862Kasus#59,786Kanji#59,777

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list