Keim

/[kaɪ̯m]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,273

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Keim is aGermannoun. It means: Anfang, Beginn, erstes Anzeichen Pronounced [kaɪ̯m]. Often confused with km and KI.

Key facts for Keim
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaɪ̯m]
Letters4
Frequency rank#19,273
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Keim in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Keim is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaɪ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,273 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Keim, with forms such as "ekim", "keimm", and "kemi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "km", "KI", "Kim", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Keim, spelled K-E-I-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anfang, Beginn, erstes Anzeichen
  2. 2
    das erste Entwicklungsstadium eines sich neu bildenden Lebens
  3. 3
    das erste Entwicklungsstadium eines sich neu bildenden Lebens
  4. 4
    das erste Entwicklungsstadium eines sich neu bildenden Lebens
  5. 5
    potentiell krankheitserregender Mikroorganismus
  6. 6
    Ausgangspunkt (oft ein Fremdkörper) bei der Kristallisation von in Lösung befindlichen Stoffen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekim,keimm,kemi,kiem,kkeim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Keim

Misspelling Variants of "Keim"

ekim4keimm5kemi4kiem4kkeim5
Misspelling Variants of "Keim"

Frequency rank: #19,273 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Keim"?
"Keim" is spelled K-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɪ̯m].
What does "Keim" mean?
As a noun, "Keim" means: Anfang, Beginn, erstes Anzeichen
What words are commonly confused with "Keim"?
"Keim" is commonly confused with "km", "KI", "Kim". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Keim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Keim" is [kaɪ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Keim" come from?
"Keim" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.