Karmin
[kaʁˈmiːn]
The verdict
“Karmin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein organischer roter Farbstoff, der aus Schildläusen gewonnen oder synthetisch hergestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-karmin · Karmin · German
Karmin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Karmin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁˈmiːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karmin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karmin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁˈmiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein organischer roter Farbstoff, der aus Schildläusen gewonnen oder synthetisch hergestellt wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Karmin in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Karmin, spelled K-A-R-M-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein organischer roter Farbstoff, der aus Schildläusen gewonnen oder synthetisch hergestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Karmin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ihr Bekannter hat Recht: Der rote Farbstoff heißt Karmin, und er wird tatsächlich aus Mehlkäfern der Art Coccus cactus gewonnen, die auf Kakteen hausen und deren Saft schlürfen.
Man nannte es auch Karminrot - verwirrenderweise: Denn "Karmin" kommt von "Krim-Dja", so hieß eine andere Laus, die Kermeslaus, auf Sanskrit, sie wurde im alten Indien und Persien ausgepresst.
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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.