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Kümmel

German, noun/ˈkʏml̩/

Kümmel is spelled K-Ü-M-M-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kümmel is a German masculine noun meaning “caraway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gewürzpflanze: Doldenblütler der Art Carum carvi”.

What does Kümmel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecaraway

  2. 2

    masculinekummel

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Gewürzpflanze: Doldenblütler der Art Carum carvi 2. Gewürz aus den Früchten von [1] 3. kurz für Kümmelschnaps

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Kümmel

  • Kümmels genitive
  • Kümmeln dative definite plural
  • Kümm alternative obsolete
  • Kümmich alternative obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Kümmel?

  • /ˈkʏml̩/
  • [ˈkʏml̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Kümmel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Kümmel in German?

Kümmel appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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