Kimchi
[ˈkɪmt͡ʃi]
The verdict
“Kimchi” is uncommon German (frequency #82,947 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,947
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus fermentiertem Gemüse bestehendes Gericht der koreanischen Küche
Corpus desk
Index DE-kimchi · Kimchi · German
Kimchi · rank #82,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,947
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kindergärtner…
Nearest frequency peer: Kindergärtnerinnen (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kimchi”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kerala
Kerala
17,057 corpus weight
- Ketamin
Ketamin
17,056 corpus weight
- Kimchi
Kimchi
17,054 corpus weight
- Kindergärtn…
Kindergärtnerinnen
17,053 corpus weight
- Kindersiche…
Kindersicherung
17,052 corpus weight
- Kindheitstr…
Kindheitstraum
17,051 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kimchi” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kimchi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪmt͡ʃi] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,947 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kimchi” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kimchi is uncommon German at frequency #82,947 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪmt͡ʃi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus fermentiertem Gemüse bestehendes Gericht der koreanischen Küche".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kimchi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kimchi, spelled K-I-M-C-H-I.
Definition
- 1aus fermentiertem Gemüse bestehendes Gericht der koreanischen Küche
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency 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.