Kismet
[ˈkɪsmɛt]
The verdict
“Kismet” 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) - das vorherbestimmte Schicksal
Corpus desk
Index DE-kismet · Kismet · German
Kismet · 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 | Kismet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪsmɛt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kismet“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kismet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪsmɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das vorherbestimmte Schicksal".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kismet in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kismet, spelled K-I-S-M-E-T.
Definition
- 1das vorherbestimmte Schicksal
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kismet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kismet bedeutet, dass wir nur auf den Wellen des Lebens getrieben werden - mal an diesen, mal an jenen Ort.“
„Und wenn die Dame des Hauses gerade da ist, liest sie dem Gast sein persönliches Kismet aus der Mokkatasse.“
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.