Kardamom

[kaʁdaˈmoːm]

/[kaʁdaˈmoːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kardamom” is uncommon German (frequency #91,796 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,796
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pflanze aus der Familie der Ingwergewächse

Key facts for Kardamom
PropertyValue
HeadwordKardamom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁdaˈmoːm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kardamom” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kardamom lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kardamom is uncommon German at frequency #91,796 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁdaˈmoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kardamom, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kardamom, spelled K-A-R-D-A-M-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanze aus der Familie der Ingwergewächse
  2. 2
    Samen der Kardamom-Pflanze; orientalisches Gewürz

This word in other languages

cardamom(English)cardamome(Français)

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 "Kardamom"?
"Kardamom" is spelled K-A-R-D-A-M-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁdaˈmoːm].
What does "Kardamom" mean?
As a noun, "Kardamom" means: Pflanze aus der Familie der Ingwergewächse
How do you pronounce "Kardamom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kardamom" is [kaʁdaˈmoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kardamom" come from?
"Kardamom" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Kardamom”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-D-A-M-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁdaˈmoːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list