KHM

abbrev

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The verdict

“KHM” is uncommon German (frequency #76,958 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,958
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kriminalhauptmeister

Corpus desk

Index DE-khm · KHM · German

KHM · rank #76,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,958
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kernfrage

Nearest frequency peer: Kernfrage (-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 „KHM“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for KHM
PropertyValue
HeadwordKHM
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#76,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „KHM“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kernfrage“ (#76,957), „keimt“ (#76,956), „kiloweise“ (#76,960). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „KHM“ bei #76,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

KHM is uncommon German at frequency #76,958 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for KHM in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is KHM, spelled K-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kriminalhauptmeister
  2. 2
    Kinder- und Hausmärchen ^(→ WP) der Brüder Grimm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how KHM appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der KHM Max Müller rief das SEK zur Verstärkung.
  2. „Und wie sind nun die KHM der Brüder Grimm im europäischen Kontext zu bewerten?“

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 "KHM"?
"KHM" is spelled K-H-M.
What does "KHM" mean?
As an abbreviation, "KHM" means: Kriminalhauptmeister
What language does "KHM" come from?
"KHM" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Iod#76,929kul#76,998hoe#76,901fue#76,796

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list