Kimme

[ˈkɪmə]

/[ˈkɪmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kimme” is uncommon German (frequency #97,234 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,234
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Aussparung an der Zielvorrichtung einer Schusswaffe, über die beim Zielen geblickt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kimme · Kimme · German

Kimme · rank #97,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,234
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kilometerlange

Nearest frequency peer: kilometerlange (-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 „Kimme“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kimme
PropertyValue
HeadwordKimme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪmə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kimme“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kilometerlange“ (#97,233), „kinks“ (#97,235), „Kienle“ (#97,232). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kimme“ bei #97,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kimme is uncommon German at frequency #97,234 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kimme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kimme, spelled K-I-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Aussparung an der Zielvorrichtung einer Schusswaffe, über die beim Zielen geblickt wird
  2. 2
    eine keilförmige Vertiefung
  3. 3
    Furche zwischen den Gesäßbacken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bei Sportwaffen sind die Kimme und gelegentlich auch das Korn einstellbar.“
  2. „Die Ziele drüben saßen über Korn und Kimme wie kaum auf dem Exerzierplatz.“

Synonyms

KerbeFurcheRitze

This word in other languages

hausse(Français)

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 "Kimme"?
"Kimme" is spelled K-I-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪmə].
What does "Kimme" mean?
As a noun, "Kimme" means: kleine Aussparung an der Zielvorrichtung einer Schusswaffe, über die beim Zielen geblickt wird
How do you pronounce "Kimme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kimme" is [ˈkɪmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kimme" come from?
"Kimme" 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 "Kimme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kinks#97,235Knute#97,242kraul#97,257Kölln#97,280

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list