Kimber
[ˈkɪmbɐ]
The verdict
“Kimber” 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) - Angehöriger eines germanischen Volksstamms aus dem heutigen Jütland
Corpus desk
Index DE-kimber · Kimber · German
Kimber · 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 | Kimber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪmbɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kimber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kimber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪmbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger eines germanischen Volksstamms aus dem heutigen Jütland".
Kimber has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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. The correct German form is Kimber, spelled K-I-M-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger eines germanischen Volksstamms aus dem heutigen Jütland
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kimber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In die Annalen Roms ist Marius aber wegen seiner spektakulären Siege über die germanischen Kimbern an der Rhônemündung […] und Teutonen in Oberitalien […] eingegangen, wofür ihn die dankbare Bevölkerung als ‚dritten Gründer Roms‘ feierte.“
„Lange hielten Historiker die Kimbern und Teutonen für Unruhestifter.“
This word in other languages
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.